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# scd - smart change of directory
Define `scd` shell function for changing to any directory with
a few keystrokes.
`scd` keeps history of the visited directories, which serves as an index of
the known paths. The directory index is updated after every `cd` command in
the shell and can be also filled manually by running `scd -a`. To switch to
some directory, `scd` needs few fragments of the desired path to match with
the index. A selection menu is displayed in case of several matches, with a
preference given to recently visited paths. `scd` can create permanent
directory aliases, which appear as named directories in zsh session.
## INSTALLATION
For oh-my-zsh, add `scd` to the `plugins` array in the ~/.zshrc file as in the
[template file](../../templates/zshrc.zsh-template#L45).
Besides zsh, `scd` can be used with *bash*, *dash* or *tcsh*
shells and is also available as [Vim](http://www.vim.org/) plugin and
[IPython](http://ipython.org/) extension. For installation details, see
https://github.com/pavoljuhas/smart-change-directory.
## SYNOPSIS
```sh
scd [options] [pattern1 pattern2 ...]
```
## OPTIONS
<dl><dt>
-a, --add</dt><dd>
add specified directories to the directory index.</dd><dt>
--unindex</dt><dd>
remove specified directories from the index.</dd><dt>
-r, --recursive</dt><dd>
apply options <em>--add</em> or <em>--unindex</em> recursively.</dd><dt>
--alias=ALIAS</dt><dd>
create alias for the current or specified directory and save it to
<em>~/.scdalias.zsh</em>.</dd><dt>
--unalias</dt><dd>
remove ALIAS definition for the current or specified directory from
<em>~/.scdalias.zsh</em>.</dd><dt>
--list</dt><dd>
show matching directories and exit.</dd><dt>
-v, --verbose</dt><dd>
display directory rank in the selection menu.</dd><dt>
-h, --help</dt><dd>
display this options summary and exit.</dd>
</dl>
## Examples
```sh
# Index recursively some paths for the very first run
scd -ar ~/Documents/
# Change to a directory path matching "doc"
scd doc
# Change to a path matching all of "a", "b" and "c"
scd a b c
# Change to a directory path that ends with "ts"
scd "ts(#e)"
# Show selection menu and ranking of 20 most likely directories
scd -v
# Alias current directory as "xray"
scd --alias=xray
# Jump to a previously defined aliased directory
scd xray
```
# FILES
<dl><dt>
~/.scdhistory</dt><dd>
time-stamped index of visited directories.</dd><dt>
~/.scdalias.zsh</dt><dd>
scd-generated definitions of directory aliases.</dd>
</dl>
# ENVIRONMENT
<dl><dt>
SCD_HISTFILE</dt><dd>
path to the scd index file (by default ~/.scdhistory).</dd><dt>
SCD_HISTSIZE</dt><dd>
maximum number of entries in the index (5000). Index is trimmed when it
exceeds <em>SCD_HISTSIZE</em> by more than 20%.</dd><dt>
SCD_MENUSIZE</dt><dd>
maximum number of items for directory selection menu (20).</dd><dt>
SCD_MEANLIFE</dt><dd>
mean lifetime in seconds for exponential decay of directory
likelihood (86400).</dd><dt>
SCD_THRESHOLD</dt><dd>
threshold for cumulative directory likelihood. Directories with
a lower likelihood compared to the best match are excluded (0.005).
</dd><dt>
SCD_SCRIPT</dt><dd>
command script file where scd writes the final <code>cd</code>
command. This variable must be defined when scd runs in its own
process rather than as a shell function. It is up to the
scd caller to use the output in <em>SCD_SCRIPT</em>.</dd>
</dl>