NAME¶

execdir - execute a command in a specific directory

SYNOPSIS¶

execdir [-h] [-v] [-p] [-a] [-s] [-n NAME PATH] [-g NAME] [-r NAME] [-l] [ARGS...]

DESCRIPTION¶

execdir is a tool that lets you run a command in a specific directory. It supports shell commands and path aliases. execdir will try to get an alias if path doesn't exist.

There is also a symlink called x, so you can type less using it.

OPTIONS¶

-h

Display the help message and exit

-v

Display the version number of execdir and exit

-s

Execute the command as a shell command

-n NAME PATH

Create an alias for a path

-r NAME

Delete an alias

-g NAME

Get an alias

-l

List all aliases

-a

Use alias

-p

Create new directories

EXECDIR FILE¶

All aliases are defined in the ~/.execdir.db file. This is an Berkeley Database file, on which each key is an alias, and value is an path

AUTHOR¶

Gustavo Costa <xfgusta@gmail.com> (Original author) qr243vbi - new author

BUGS¶

Report bugs to <https://github.com/qr243vbi/execdir/issues>

COPYRIGHT¶

Copyright (c) 2022 Gustavo Costa Copyright (c) 2025 qr243vbi