[lug] CDPATH?

Jed S. Baer blug at jbaer.cotse.net
Wed Apr 13 17:19:38 MDT 2016


Jeff wrote:

> The variable CDPATH
> defines the search path for the directory  containing  dir:  each
> directory name  in  CDPATH  is  searched for dir.

ORLY? LOLWHUT? YOWEE!

No, really, I didn't know that. But ...

jbaer at robinson:~$ echo $CDPATH

jbaer at robinson:~$ export CDPATH=/home/jbaer
jbaer at robinson:~$ cd warez
bash: cd: warez: No such file or directory
jbaer at robinson:~$ ls incoming/warez/
122667_egdm_debian_gray.tar.gz
 [snip]

$ bash --version
GNU bash, version 4.3.25(1)-release (i586-pc-linux-gnu)

/me checks the manpage.

Drat! It's not listed. Yeah, one of these days, I'll upgrade. Until then,
I'll just have to cd the old fashioned way. Good thing I'm wearing hiking
boots.


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