PS Jumper
Module to provide folders' shortcuts in PowerShell console - quick jumps by labels - the aliases of the target.
Features
- Links stored in JSON and/or INI files;
- Target of links can contain environment variables;
- Target of links can contain native PowerShell expressions evaluated at call time;
- Lists of links can be combined from several files
- Automatic expansions of links with shortcuts of shell folders
- History of locations only in addition to yours' CLI history
Sample link list file (INI format):
appd = =$env:APPDATA # PS expression that returns value of env variable
pfl = =(Get-ChildItem $PROFILE).DirectoryName # PS expressions that returns
psh = =(Get-ChildItem $PROFILE).DirectoryName # path string
pgfl = %ProgramFiles% # Targets can contains common legacy env vars
temp = %Temp% # Env vars evaluates at call time
# Ordinal link can contain plain target path
jmpr = D:\\JOB\\PowerShell\\Modules\\Jumper\\
# Label name can contain some non word symbols
jmpr/d = D:\\JOB\\PowerShell\\Modules\\Jumper\\data
# even blank
jmpr d = D:\\JOB\\PowerShell\\Modules\\Jumper\\data
# target path can be valid path of any type of providers:
reg/win = HKCU:\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion
Sample usage
Jump to home (User Profile) dir:
PS> ~
Jump by label:
PS> ~ tmp
Whith additional part of path Jumper returns whole path combined of link target and additional part. Get link target:
PS> ~ temp .
C:\Temp
PS> ~ appd nuget
C:\Users\SynCap\AppData\Roaming\nuget
To get path without jump to target use -ToString switch or its alias - -s.
PS> ~ temp -s
C:\Temp
Force change location even additional path given (-Force or -f switch)
PS: ~ > ~ appd nuget -f
PS: C:\Users\SynCap\AppData\Roaming\NuGet >
Use shortcuts in commands and code:
PS> Get-ChildItem (~ appd .)
...
PS> ls
Use shortcuts in commands and code:
PS> Get-ChildItem (~ appd .)
...
PS> ls
Jump to system's "Start Menu" system folder
PS> ~ startMenu
~\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
Jump to existing folders with saving jump history. Path complition works fine.
PS C:\> ~ $HOME/.vscode/extensions/ms-vscode.powershell-2020.6.0/logs/
PS ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-vscode.powershell-2020.6.0\logs> _