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nav-cli

Nav-cli is a Node.js CLI App to help Node developers navigate file systems from the command line better by providing a basic interface and combining cd, ls, and code . commands into one.

NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/package/nav-cli
GitHub: https://github.com/parkersatterfield/nav-cli
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Demo

Installation

npm i -g nav-cli

Requirements

Node.js
VS Code or IntelliJ (for open in editor features)

Note: this app should work across all Operating Systems.

Usage

After global installation via npm, run the nav command from your shell of choice. You will be prompted with a list of navigation options from your current directory. Use the up and down arrow keys to:

✅ Stay Here: cd directory to navigate to command copied to clipboard. Paste into shell to navigate to directory selected from previous run of the app. Note: this is a temporary solution hopefully. A better UX would be to automatically run a cd command in the current working shell, but this runs into some permissions and threading issues.
🔙 Go Back: navigate to the directory above the current working directory and continue navigating with the CLI app.
↗️ Open in {editor}: Open directory in VS Code or IntelliJ
📁 [dir name]: Select a directory to navigate into it and continue navigating with the CLI.
📄 [file name]: Select file to open in editor.

Feature Requests & Bug Fixes

Please feel free to reach out on my website to report bugs and request features.

https://www.parkersatterfield.com/contact

Future Work

Better UX option for Stay Here feature to replace copy to clipboard.
Hot key integration for searching files/directories by starting letter to enhance navigation and reduce up/down arrow clicks.
More programs to open files with, or perhaps allow users to select which program to open with.
Clean up console after opening file.

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