⛯ tmux-path-store

Uses the tmux window name as an index into a list of stored directory paths and files.

Provides shell aliases to set/retrieve/manage the stored paths and files.

Designed to meet the needs of Electrical Engineers working on multiple projects/sub-projects simultaneously. We tend to have work directories and input/output collateral dirs/files scattered all over our filesystem space. I have had 10+ different work-products in flight at the same time, each with their own home-base directory and related directories. Necessity was the mother of this simple invention.

Maybe not as useful for pure software devs that are very "repo-centric". But I'm sure many other engineer and engineer-adjacent (dev-ops, etc) disciplines will find this useful.

Enabled by querying the current tmux window name
tmux display-message -p '#W'"

⛯ Aliases

Add this to your .bashrc

eval $(tmux_path_store --bash)

Which will creates these aliases

Alias	Action
shd, sdh	Set home directory (same as sd0)
cdh	cd home directory (same as cd0)
f[0-9]	Edit file # with your $EDITOR
sd[0-9] [dir]	Set directory # to the pwd, or optional dir
sf[0-9]	Set file # to
rd[0-9], rf[0-9]	Reset(delete) file/directory
cd[0-9]	cd to directory #
ld, lf	List directories/files for the current window
lda, lfa	List directories/files for all windows
lw	List all windows
dw [...]	Delete window(s) store. Default: Current window
swd, swf <#> <#>	Swap dir/file index1 with index2
tps	Print this help

⛯ Examples

Name you current tmux window

tmux-leader, phase1 ENTER

Define a home-dir and some related-dirs and files

### Closest thing to a home-dir for this project
$ cd /proj/collect_underpants/users/binklin

### "Set Home Directory", alias for 'tmux_path_store set-dir 0'
$ shd

### cd off into oblivion doing whatever...
$ cd /garden; do-day-job; cd /forest; pick-magic-shrooms; etc...

### Ok, time to get back to world-domination
### "cd Home", alias cdh='eval $(tmux_path_store cd 0)'; 
$ cdh
$ pwd
/proj/collect_underpants/users/binklin

### We spend a lot of time in Tweek's room though
$ cd /southpark/tweak_residence/tweeks_room
$ sd1
$ procure-underpants

### Back home to prepare for top-secret phase2
$ cdh
$ phase2-sync-meeting
### Decided we were way short of underpants
$ cd1
$ procure-underpants

### List directories, alias ld='tmux_path_store list-dirs'
$ ld
Window: phase1
  0: /proj/collect_underpants/users/binklin
  1: /southpark/tweak_residence/tweeks_room
  2:
  ....
  9:

Create a tmux window to work on phase2 (security clearance required: SCI Top Secret)

tmux-leaderc
tmux-leader, phase2ENTER

$ cd /proj/phase2/users/blinklin
$ shd
$ cd <redacted>; <redacted>
$ sd1
$ cdh