Folder bookmark system with bash script. Read the article: https://blog.msar.me/create-a-folder-bookmarking-system-in-bash-with-goto-and-bookmark-commands

.bookmark.sh

#!/bin/bash
# file: .bookmark

# Bookmark storage file
BOOKMARKS_FILE="$HOME/.folder_bookmarks"

# Save current directory with a name
bookmark() {
    local name="$1"

    if [ -z "$name" ]; then
        echo -n "Enter bookmark name: "
        read name
    fi

    if [ -z "$name" ]; then
        echo "Bookmark name cannot be empty."
        return 1
    fi

    mkdir -p "$(dirname "$BOOKMARKS_FILE")"

    # Remove any existing entry with the same name
    grep -v "^$name|" "$BOOKMARKS_FILE" 2>/dev/null > "${BOOKMARKS_FILE}.tmp"
    mv "${BOOKMARKS_FILE}.tmp" "$BOOKMARKS_FILE"

    # Save the new bookmark
    echo "$name|$PWD" >> "$BOOKMARKS_FILE"
    echo "Bookmarked '$PWD' as '$name'"
}

# Navigate to a bookmarked directory
goto() {
    local name="$1"

    if [ ! -f "$BOOKMARKS_FILE" ]; then
        echo "No bookmarks found."
        return 1
    fi

    local dir

    if [ -n "$name" ]; then
        dir=$(grep "^$name|" "$BOOKMARKS_FILE" | cut -d'|' -f2)
        if [ -z "$dir" ]; then
            echo "Bookmark '$name' not found."
            return 1
        fi
    else
        # Interactive prompt using fzf
        local selection
        selection=$(awk -F '|' '{ printf "%s\t%s\n", $1, $2 }' "$BOOKMARKS_FILE" | fzf --prompt="Goto bookmark: " --with-nth=1)
        if [ -z "$selection" ]; then
            echo "No selection made."
            return 1
        fi
        dir=$(echo "$selection" | cut -f2)
    fi

    if [ -d "$dir" ]; then
        cd "$dir"
    else
        echo "Directory does not exist: $dir"
    fi
}

# Autocomplete function for goto
_goto_complete() {
    local cur_word bookmarks
    cur_word="${COMP_WORDS[COMP_CWORD]}"
    if [ -f "$BOOKMARKS_FILE" ]; then
        bookmarks=$(cut -d'|' -f1 "$BOOKMARKS_FILE")
        COMPREPLY=( $(compgen -W "$bookmarks" -- "$cur_word") )
    fi
}

# Register autocomplete for goto
complete -F _goto_complete goto

Installation

• Download the file and save as .bookmark in your home directory.
• Now open your terminal rc file like: ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc
• Put this line end of the file `source "$HOME/.bookmark"
• Restart the terminal and enjoy.