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menucd – directory browser and changer

menucd is a directory browser and changer for the command line. It offers a menu using the dialog program.

This is cross platform software. It runs under Linux, UNIX, BSD, and macOS.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

  • “save” feature that saves a directory to a save file.

Website: github.com/andy5995/menucd
Support:
Developer: Andy Alt
License: Public domain

menucd is written in Bash. Learn Bash with our recommended free books and free tutorials.


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