In Perforce, user will have a request to jump between center and local client by soft link .s for example local client directory: /a/b/c/d/e/f ; center directory /a/b/c/.s/d/e/f

changedir.py

import os

currentPath=os.getcwd()
tail=''
while currentPath != '/':
    aa=os.path.split(currentPath)
    tail=os.path.join(aa[1], tail)
    if os.path.lexists(os.path.join(aa[0],'.s')):
        os.chdir(os.path.join(aa[0], '.s', tail))
        break
    currentPath=aa[0]
print os.getcwd()

chdir

#!/usr/bin/env tcsh
# description: change dir based on .s
# with any arguments to go back
# TODO there is some problems with heredoc
 
set pd=
set cc=
set origin=$PWD

while ( 0 == 0 )
    if ( -d .s ) then  
        set pd=.s/$pd
        cd $pd
        break
    endif

    set cc=$PWD
    set cc=`echo $cc | sed -e 's/.*\/\(.*\)/\1/g'`
    if ( $cc == "") then
        cd $origin
        break
    endif
    if ( $cc != ".s" ) then
        set pd=$cc/$pd
    else 
        cd ..
        cd ./$pd
        break
    endif

    cd ..
end
 
#pwd

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