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Powershell `cd` that reads your mind
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This project is not actively maintained. Please consider using its successor [`ZLocation`](https://github.com/vors/ZLocation).

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Jump-Location: A cd that learns

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If you spend any time in a console you know that `cd` is by far the most

common command that you issue. I'll open up a console to it's default location

in `C:\Users\tkellogg` or `C:\Windows\system32` and then issue a `cd C:\work\MyProject`. 

`Set-JumpLocation` is a cmdlet lets you issue a `j my` to jump 

directly to `C:\work\MyProject`. 



It learns your behavior by keeping track of how long you spend in certain

directories and favoring them over the ones you don't care about.  You don't 

have to use `Jump-Location` as a replacement for `cd`. Use `cd`	to go local, and 

use `Set-JumpLocation` to jump further away.



`Jump-Location` is a powershell implementation of [autojump][1].



How it knows where you want to go

---------------------------------



It keeps track of [how long you stay in a directory][2] and builds a database.

When you use the `Set-JumpLocation` or `j` command, it looks through the database

to find the most likely directory and jumps there. You should only need to

give it a 2-3 character hint. For instance, on mine I can do:



* `j de` -> `C:\Users\tkellogg\code\Jump-Location\bin\Debug`

* `j doc` -> `C:\Users\tkellogg\Documents`



What if you have several projects and you want to get to the Debug directory

of one that you don't use very often? If you're `jumpstat` looks like this:



    255    C:\Users\tkellogg\code\Jump-Location\bin\Debug

		50     C:\Users\tkellogg\code\MongoDB.FSharp\bin\Debug



Using `j de` will jump to `Jump-Location\bin\Debug`. But use something like

`j mo d` if you really want to go to `MongoDB.FSharp\bin\Debug`. You can 

issue a `j mo d`. `mo` matches `MongoDB.FSharp` and `d` matches `Debug`.



`j` internally calls `Push-Location`, so you can navigate back in your visited locations stack with `popd` or special Jump-Location query `j -`.



Quick Primer on `jumpstat`

--------------------------



You can use `jumpstat` to see what's in the database. In tradition with `autojump`,

the database is saved to `~\jump-location.txt`. You can open up that file and

make changes. The file will auto-load into any open powershell sessions.



Since we're in Powershell (and not legacy Bash) `jumpstat` returns _objects_. 

This means that you don't ever have to know anything about `~\jump-location.txt`.

You can manipulate the objects it returns. For instance, this is valid:



```

PS> $stats = jumpstat

PS> $stats[10].Weight = -1

PS> jumpstat -Save

```



Setting a weight to a negative number like that will cause it to be blacklisted

from all jump results. Use the `jumpstat -All` option to see negative weights

included in the jumpstat result set.



When you remove/rename directories, Jump-Location database can become out of sync with the file system. Your top-choice will pointed to an invalid location. You can **cleanup** database with `jumpstat -cleanup`. It will remove all records with non-existing paths.  



Jumpstat can also be used with the "scan" parameter (jumpstat -scan) to recursively

scan sub-directories into the database with 0 Weight. 

This is a quick way to teach Jump-Location about related directories

without having to manually cd'ing to each one individually.



Add all subfolders of the current directory: 

```

jumpstat -scan . 

```



Installation

------------



*Important:* Jump-Location requires PowerShell version 3 or higher. Older installations of Windows 7 may only have PowerShell version 2. [How to update powershell][7]. 



**Recommended**: Install from [psget.net][8]:

```

Install-Module Jump.Location

```



There is also a [Chocolatey package][6] for Jump-Location. To install via Chocolaty



```

choco install Jump-Location

```



Otherwise you can still install it manually.



1. Download [the latest release][5].

2. Open properties for zip file and click "Unblock" button if you have one.

3. Unzip 

4. Open a PowerShell console

5. Run `.\Install.ps1`. You may need to allow remote scripts by running 

`Set-ExecutionPolicy -RemoteSigned`. You may also have to right-click `Install.ps1`

and Unblock it from the properties window. 

**Alternative:**

Add line `Import-Module $modules\Jump-Location\Jump.Location.psd1` to your `$PROFILE`,

where `$modules\Jump-Location` is a path to folder with module.



Next time you open a PowerShell console Jump-Location will start learning 

your habits. You'll also have access to the `j` and `jumpstat` aliases.



If you get errors after installation, try unblocking the file Jump.Location.dll manually by

one of the following methods to clear the "untrusted" flag:



1. Copy the file to a FAT32 file system (such as a memory card) and back.

2. Run cmd /c "echo.>Jump.Location.dll:Zone.Identifier"



If you find any bugs, please report them so I can fix them quickly!



Build from source

-----------------

From root directory:



1. Run `msbuild` .

2. Run `.\copyBuild.ps1`



In directory `Build` you will have local build of module.



TODO

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1. Local search. `j . blah` will only match dirs under cwd. Using `.` will also search outside the DB.

2. Better PS documentation



References

----------

1. [old releases][4].



 [1]: https://github.com/joelthelion/autojump

 [2]: http://stackoverflow.com/a/11813545/503826

 [3]: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2009/07/15/final-approved-verb-list-for-windows-powershell-2-0.aspx

 [4]: https://github.com/tkellogg/Jump-Location/downloads

 [5]: https://sourceforge.net/projects/jumplocation/files/latest/download

 [6]: https://chocolatey.org/packages/Jump-Location

 [7]: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/21016.how-to-install-windows-powershell-4-0.aspx

 [8]: http://psget.net/