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From: ART100@PSUVM.BITNET (Andy Tefft)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.wanted
Subject: an intelligent cd
Message-ID: <77813ART100@PSUVM>
Date: 27 Mar 89 03:57:15 GMT
Organization: Penn State University - Center for Academic Computing
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Ever since I started using Unix a couple of months ago, I've wanted a
'smart' cd. For example, let's say I have the following directory:

/usr/a1t/src/X11/xgif/

and I want to cd to it, but instead accidentally type

cd /usr/a1t/src/X11/xgfi

What I would like, instead of the normal 'not found' is something
that would change me to X11 - and tell me so - so I don't have
to type the whole thing again. I know I can solve this by changing
one directory at a time, and using command history to redo it, but
still....


Anyone seen a program to do this? Or is there some standard way?
(if so, please feel free to move the discussion elsewhere, but
PLEASE reply by email so I know).

Andy Tefft

art100@psuvm.psu.edu / art100@psuvm.bitnet / a1t@psusun01.psu.edu
(the psusun01 account is where the thing would be used, so it might
be a better idea to reply there, but we get no news there)