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@@ -12,19 +12,27 @@ plugins=(... dirhistory)
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-| <kbd>alt</kbd> + <kbd>left</kbd> | Go to previous directory |
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-| <kbd>alt</kbd> + <kbd>right</kbd> | Undo <kbd>alt</kbd> + <kbd>left</kbd> |
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-| <kbd>alt</kbd> + <kbd>up</kbd> | Move into the parent directory |
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-| <kbd>alt</kbd> + <kbd>down</kbd> | Move into the first child directory by alphabetical order |
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+| <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Left</kbd> | Go to previous directory |
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+| <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Right</kbd> | Go to next directory |
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+| <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Up</kbd> | Move into the parent directory |
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+| <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Down</kbd> | Move into the first child directory by alphabetical order |
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-NOTE: some terminals might override the ALT+Arrows key bindings (Windows Terminal, for example).
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-If these don't work check your terminal settings and change them to a different keyboard shortcut.
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+**For macOS: use the Option key (<kbd>⌥</kbd>) instead of <kbd>Alt</kbd>**.
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+
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+> NOTE: some terminals might override the <kbd>Alt</kbd> + Arrows key bindings (e.g. Windows Terminal).
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+> If these don't work check your terminal settings and change them to a different keyboard shortcut.
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## Usage
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-This plugin allows you to navigate the history of previous current-working-directories using ALT-LEFT and ALT-RIGHT. ALT-LEFT moves back to directories that the user has changed to in the past, and ALT-RIGHT undoes ALT-LEFT. MAC users may alternately use OPT-LEFT and OPT-RIGHT.
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+This plugin allows you to navigate the history of previous working directories using <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Left</kbd>
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+and <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Right</kbd>. <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Left</kbd> moves to past directories, and
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+<kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Right</kbd> goes back to recent directories.
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+**NOTE: the maximum directory history size is 30.**
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-Also, navigate directory **hierarchy** using ALT-UP and ALT-DOWN. (mac keybindings not yet implemented). ALT-UP moves to higher hierarchy (shortcut for 'cd ..'). ALT-DOWN moves into the first directory found in alphabetical order (useful to navigate long empty directories e.g. java packages)
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+You can also navigate **directory hierarchies** using <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Up</kbd> and <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Down</kbd>.
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+<kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Up</kbd> moves to the parent directory, while <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Down</kbd> moves into the first
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+child directory found in alphabetical order (useful to navigate long empty directories, e.g. Java packages).
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For example, if the shell was started, and the following commands were entered:
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@@ -35,8 +43,20 @@ cd share
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cd doc
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```
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-Then entering ALT-LEFT at the prompt would change directory from /usr/share/doc to /usr/share, then if pressed again to /usr/, then ~. If ALT-RIGHT were pressed the directory would be changed to /usr/ again.
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+the directory stack (`dirs -v`) would look like this:
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+```console
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+$ dirs -v
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+0 /usr/share/doc
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+1 /usr/share
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+2 /usr
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+3 ~
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+```
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-After that, ALT-DOWN will probably go to /usr/bin (depends on your /usr structure), ALT-UP will return to /usr, then ALT-UP will get you to /
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+then entering <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Left</kbd> at the prompt would change directory from `/usr/share/doc` to `/usr/share`,
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+then if pressed again to `/usr`, then `~`. If <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Right</kbd> were pressed the directory would be changed
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+to `/usr` again.
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-**Currently the max history size is 30**. The navigation should work for xterm, PuTTY xterm mode, GNU screen, and on MAC with alternate keys as mentioned above.
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+After that, <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Down</kbd> will probably go to `/usr/bin` if `bin` is the first directory in alphabetical
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+order (depends on your `/usr` folder structure). <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Up</kbd> will return to `/usr`, and once more will get
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+you to the root folder (`/`).
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Marc Cornellà