Re: to - Bookmark file system locations in bash on POSIX-like systems

2013-04-05 Thread Mara Kim
the -n option to prevent dereferencing $ ln -sfn /etc foo # foo -> /etc/ Once you've done that though, it works well. On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 10:21 AM, Chris Down wrote: > On 2013-04-04 20:51, Mara Kim wrote: > > To get back on track. Note that this process is the same even if the >

Re: to - Bookmark file system locations in bash on POSIX-like systems

2013-04-04 Thread Mara Kim
Hi Domingo, The biggest benefit is that it is just plain easier than managing a directory of symbolic links on your own. I am extremely lazy. Here is an example use case. At the end of a work day, I like to bookmark the folder I am working in on my cluster with to -b work The next day, I can co

Re: to - Bookmark file system locations in bash on POSIX-like systems

2013-04-04 Thread Mara Kim
pp) I've done a complete refresh of 'to' using symbolic links. Turns out, it's a lot simpler (yay!), and seems to mesh better with the conventions of the POSIX file system. Mara On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 4:27 AM, Chris Down wrote: > Hi Mara, > > On 2013-04-04 0

Fwd: to - Bookmark file system locations in bash on POSIX-like systems

2013-04-04 Thread Mara Kim
-- Forwarded message -- From: Mara Kim Date: Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 4:34 AM Subject: Re: to - Bookmark file system locations in bash on POSIX-like systems To: Pierre Gaston Hi Pierre, I read it, but maybe I missed something. There didn't seem to be much info. I'm no

Re: to - Bookmark file system locations in bash on POSIX-like systems

2013-04-04 Thread Mara Kim
s as well. (*cough* git checkout -b link) -- Mara On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 2:49 AM, Chris Down wrote: > Hi Mara, > > On 2013-04-03 17:08, Mara Kim wrote: > > I thought you guys might enjoy this simple tool I wrote. It's under GPL > so > > use it, hack it, fork it, i

to - Bookmark file system locations in bash on POSIX-like systems

2013-04-04 Thread Mara Kim
Hi bash devs! I thought you guys might enjoy this simple tool I wrote. It's under GPL so use it, hack it, fork it, ignore it, etc. to - Bookmark file system locations in bash (and zsh!) on POSIX-like systems https://github.com/resultsreturned/to Also, apologies if this is not the proper chann