mcd Command Help

Usage

mcd <some_string>

Searches in the mdfind database for a directory which starts with the string <some_string>. If there is only a single file found, you will immediately be switched to that directory. If there are more than one directory found, you will receive a list of matching directories and you can choose one.

Note that mcd supports the autocompletion functionality in bash. Just use the tab key to complete a word you are typing.

Limitations

This command only works on machines with an mdfind database -- as far as I know, this is only OS X boxes which have spotlight on them.

Example

/Users/mflower$ mcd man3

Please choose a directory to change to
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  1. /Developer/Platforms/iPhoneSimulator.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneSimulator5.0.sdk/usr/share/man/man3 
  2. /Developer/usr/X11/share/man/man3 
  3. /Developer/usr/share/man/man3 
  4. /opt/local/share/man/man3 
  5. /opt/local/share/man/man3p 
  6. /opt/subversion/man/man3 
  7. /opt/subversion_backup.09192012155729/man/man3 
  8. /usr/X11/share/man/man3 
  9. /usr/share/man/man3 

Your choice: