star is a (slightly over-engineered) Unix command line bookmark manager. Dynamically star your favorite folders and instantly navigate (cd) to them.
It is written in Bash, but can be used with Zsh.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Dynamically add bookmarks (called “stars”).
- Instantly navigate into your favorite directories.
- Autocompletion is your friend.
- Use the generated environment variables to interact with your directories.
- Use the generated environment variables to interact with your directories.
- Manage your stars management.
- Use the provided aliases to speed up your workflow.
- Use the provided aliases to speed up your workflow.
- Customize colors, listing and more.
Website: github.com/Fruchix/star
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Developer: Mélian Fruchart
License: Apache License 2.0
star is written in Bash. Learn Bash with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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