Posts tagged with terminal

Tip: cdpath - Am I the last to know?

This one is just so simple, I can't believe I didn't know about it earlier.

First, setup the cdpath or CDPATH variable:

cdpath=(~ ~/Projects/apps ~/Projects/tools ~/Projects/plugins ~/Projects/sites)

Now, changing directory in the shell becomes a whole world easier:

tomw@fellini:~$ cd super-secret-app
~/Projects/apps/super-secret-app
tomw@fellini:~/Projects/apps/super-secret-app$ cd Documents
~/Documents
tomw@fellini:~/Documents$ cd tomafro.net
~/Projects/sites/tomafro.net
tomw@fellini:~/Projects/sites/tomafro.net $

I've already added this to my dotfiles.

Tip: Open new tab in OS X Terminal

Another simple shell function, this time just for OS X.

Usage is simple: tab <command> opens a new tab in Terminal, and runs the given command in the current working directory. For example tab script/server would open a new tab and run script/server.

tab () {
  osascript 2>/dev/null <<EOF
    tell application "System Events"
      tell process "Terminal" to keystroke "t" using command down
    end
    tell application "Terminal"
      activate
      do script with command "cd $PWD; $*" in window 1
    end tell
  EOF
}

Tom Ward · 19th August 2009 · tiny · tip · zsh · osx · terminal