fastdiract is a collection of shell tools built around small, fixed sets of memory slots for fast directory navigation, command execution and related tasks.
The basic idea is deliberately deterministic. Instead of ranking directories by frequency or recency, fastdiract lets you assign a directory or command to a short slot such as d2 or f7. Once stored, the item can be recalled immediately from another shell session. Contexts extend the model beyond the initial slots, letting you maintain separate groups for different projects or workflows.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- fastdir stores frequently used directories in ten slots and jumps to them with two-character commands.
- fastaction stores commands in ten slots and can execute them directly or through an interactive menu.
- fastvim keeps file paths in slots and opens them with a configurable editor.
- fastgdb manages sets of GDB user-defined commands, with separate contexts for different debugging tasks.
- Contexts provide additional independent sets of saved directories, commands and files when ten slots are not enough.
- fzf-backed menus are available for selecting entries and switching contexts.
- Saved data is file based, so changes are available to other shell sessions without re-sourcing shell configuration files.
- Slots can be swapped, deleted and reorganised, with separate commands for each fastdiract component.
- Configuration controls command echoing, confirmation prompts, menu behaviour, editor choice, post-navigation commands and display colour.
- Fastaction entries can invoke other fastaction entries or use fastdir commands, allowing simple command chains.
- A stripped-down branch is available for users who do not need contexts or fzf integration.
Website: github.com/dp12/fastdiract
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Developer: Daniel Ting
License: MIT License
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