I'm looking for a functionality similar to wd with ZSH where you can add a "warp point" A and then use wd A to change to that directory. I searched for something like this but I wasn't successful. Maybe, I didn't use the proper key words..
Any idea of a plugin that provides similar functionality in powershell?
The closest matches to this feature are listed in the post Create a folder alias in PowerShell :
Turn a folder into a new PowerShell drive with New-PSDrive :
New-PSDrive foo filesystem 'C:\Program Files' New-PSDrive bar filesystem 'foo:\Microsoft' cd foo:To persist between sessions you could add them to your profile script ($profile).
But of course you can also cd to a folder from a variable
$foo = 'C:\Program Files' $bar = Join-Path $foo 'Microsoft' cd $foo
Write a function that cd's to that directory
For instance, put the following function in profile.ps1:
# quickly cd to folder
function <short name> {
cd <path to directory>
}
Then, in PowerShell:
PS> <short name>
You can also simulate such functionality with a global HashTable. Example:
$mdirs = @{
git = "D:\Something\git"
docs = "C:\Users\Bob\Documents"
art = "F:\Art"
}
Call e.g. $mdirs.git to get the value. This has an advantage of you being able to call $mdirs to see all the definitions, there's also Tab completion.
For it to be global/permament, you need to add it to your profile, which is required also by pretty much all other solutions. You can enter $PROFILE in your PowerShell console(s) to know where their profile files reside, it differs per version.
The disadvantage is that you need to edit the file for any future changes. A fully dynamic solution wouldn't be too hard to code though. You could just write few functions that add/read/remove unique aliases to/from a file and then in profile use the read function to set up either a HashTable or anything else.
