ff is a command-line tool to manage favorite folders, creating an alias, to be used via shell directly with the cd command.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Quickly create the alias of the folder you are in..
- Manage many aliases (tested with 200+ aliases).
- In case of conflict between an alias and a directory present, gives priority to the second.
- Once you have created the alias you do not have to close the terminal to be able to use it immediately.
Website: github.com/akymos/ff
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Developer: Matteo (Akymos) Cusinato
License: MIT License

ff is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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