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diff --git a/plugins/dirhistory/README.md b/plugins/dirhistory/README.md index ede9b5410..66e3e0469 100644 --- a/plugins/dirhistory/README.md +++ b/plugins/dirhistory/README.md @@ -60,3 +60,46 @@ to `/usr` again. After that, <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Down</kbd> will probably go to `/usr/bin` if `bin` is the first directory in alphabetical order (depends on your `/usr` folder structure). <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Up</kbd> will return to `/usr`, and once more will get you to the root folder (`/`). + +### cde + +This plugin also provides a `cde` alias that allows you to change to a directory without clearing the next directory stack. +This changes the default behavior of `dirhistory`, which is to clear the next directory stack when changing directories. + +For example, if the shell was started, and the following commands were entered: + +```shell +cd ~ +cd /usr +cd share +cd doc + +# <Alt + Left> +# <Alt + Left> +``` + +The directory stack would look like this: + +```sh +➜ /usr typeset -pm dirhistory_\* +typeset -ax dirhistory_past=( /home/user /usr ) +typeset -ax dirhistory_future=( /usr/share/doc /usr/share ) +``` + +This means that pressing <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Right</kbd>, you'd go to `/usr/share` and `/usr/share/doc` (the "future" directories). + +If you run `cd /usr/bin`, the "future" directories will be removed, and you won't be able to access them with <kbd>Alt</kbd> + <kbd>Right</kbd>: + +```sh +➜ /u/bin typeset -pm dirhistory_\* +typeset -ax dirhistory_past=( /home/user /usr ) +typeset -ax dirhistory_future=( /usr/bin ) +``` + +If you instead run `cde /usr/bin`, the "future" directories will be preserved: + +```sh +➜ /u/bin typeset -pm dirhistory_\* +typeset -ax dirhistory_past=( /home/user /usr /usr/bin ) +typeset -ax dirhistory_future=( /usr/share/doc /usr/share ) +``` |