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# cd-browser
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**Stop typing paths. Browse them.**
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`cd-browser` is a fast keyboard-driven directory navigator for the terminal.
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It lets you explore directory trees visually and jump to any folder instantly.
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Repository (full demo + docs): https://gitea.sakydogalo.es/saky/cd-browser
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## Why cd-browser?
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Working in the terminal often means:
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- typing long directory paths
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- navigating deep folder trees
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- repeating `cd ..` multiple times
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`cd-browser` provides an **interactive terminal UI** that allows you to browse directories with the keyboard and return the selected path directly to your shell.
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## Features
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- ⌨️ Fully keyboard-driven workflow (`↑` / `↓` / `←` / `→`)
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- 🌲 Expand and collapse directories (`→` to expand/enter, `←` to collapse/back)
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- 📜 Navigation history inside the session (`h` history mode, `b` back, `f` forward)
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- 🔎 Incremental filter mode (`/`, type to filter, `Backspace`, `Esc`)
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- 📄 Toggle file visibility (`a`) to switch between directories-only and mixed view
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- ⚡ Fast jumps in large lists (`PgUp`/`PgDn`, `Home`/`End`, `g`/`G` in normal mode)
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- 🚀 Contextual `open with` menu (`o`) with app detection based on your environment
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- 🔁 Blocking terminal editors restore the UI state when they exit (`nvim`, `nano`, `less`, `bat`)
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- 👀 Toggle hidden entries with `.`
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- 🖥 Native terminal interface
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- 🔁 Works with Bash, Zsh and other shells
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- ⚡ Returns the selected path to the shell (`Enter` to confirm, `Esc` to cancel)
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## Controls
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Normal mode:
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- `↑` / `↓`: Move selection
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- `→`: Expand directory, or enter when already expanded
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- `←`: Collapse directory, or go to parent
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- `Enter`: Confirm selected path and exit
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- `Esc`: Cancel and return the original path
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- `h`: Toggle history mode
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- `b` / `f`: Back / forward in navigation history
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- `.`: Toggle hidden entries
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- `a`: Toggle file visibility
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- `/`: Enter filter mode
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- `o`: Open selected entry with an app
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- `PgUp` / `PgDn`: Page jump
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- `Home` / `End`: Jump to first/last entry
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- `g` / `G`: Jump to first/last entry
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Filter mode:
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- Type text: Filter visible entries in real time (case-insensitive)
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- `↑` / `↓`: Move inside filtered results
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- `Enter`: Apply filter and perform contextual action:
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- Directory: navigate into it without exiting `cd_`
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- File: open app selection menu
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- `Esc`: Exit filter mode and clear query
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- `Backspace`: Remove last filter character
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History mode:
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- `↑` / `↓`: Move through history entries
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- `Enter`: Jump to selected history path
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- `Esc` or `h`: Exit history mode
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- `PgUp` / `PgDn`, `Home` / `End`: Fast history navigation
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Open with menu (`o`):
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- `↑` / `↓`: Move between app options
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- `Enter`: Launch selected app
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- `Esc`: Cancel
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The menu only shows apps available in your system (`PATH`) and context:
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- GUI options (when GUI is available): `code`, system `open`/`xdg-open`
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- Terminal options: `antigravity`, `nvim`, `nano`, `less`, `bat` (as applicable)
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## Quick Demo
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Run:
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```bash
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cd_
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```
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Browse directories using the arrow keys and press **Enter** to jump directly to the selected folder.
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## Documentation
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See the documentation index:
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```
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docs/index.md
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```
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## Installation
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Install the project in user mode:
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```bash
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pip install cd-browser
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```
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**Important**: After installation, run this to set up the `cd_` command:
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```bash
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cd_browser_post_install
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```
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This interactive script will guide you through enabling `cd_` in your shell.
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## Shell Integration For `cd_`
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Because a Python subprocess cannot directly change the parent shell directory, use a shell wrapper that captures the final path printed by `cd_browser`.
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Bash or Zsh example:
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```bash
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cd_() {
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local target
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target="$(cd_browser)" || return
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if [ -n "$target" ] && [ -d "$target" ]; then
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cd "$target"
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fi
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}
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```
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After adding the function to your shell profile, reload it:
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```bash
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source ~/.bashrc
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```
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Or:
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```bash
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source ~/.zshrc
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```
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Then use:
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```bash
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cd_
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```
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- Inside `cd_browser`, press `.` to toggle hidden entries.
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## Platform Compatibility
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Practical conclusion:
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- Best current support: **macOS and Linux**
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- **Windows is partially supported**, but still needs real-world validation in Windows terminal environments before being considered fully supported
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## Uninstall
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If the project was installed with `pip`, remove it with:
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```bash
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pip uninstall cd-browser
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```
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**Important**: After uninstalling, remove the `cd_()` function from your shell profile (~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc) to clean up completely.
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## Developer Setup
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Recommended setup:
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```bash
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make dev
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```
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Run the application in development mode:
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```bash
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python -m app.main
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```
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Useful development commands:
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```bash
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make fix
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make quality
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make run
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```
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## Template Origin
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This project was created from the Python AI Dev Template.
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The original template documentation has been preserved in `README_TEMPLATE.md` so the project-specific README can focus on `cd-browser` usage and development.
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For the original template setup, conventions, and generic workflow notes, see `README_TEMPLATE.md`.
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