cddown

#!/bin/bash
# Usage: cddown DIRNAME
# Author: Weston Ruter (@westonruter) <http://weston.ruter.net/>
# URL: https://github.com/westonruter/misc-cli-tools/blob/master/cddown
# See also: https://github.com/westonruter/misc-cli-tools/blob/master/cdup
# 
# Bash shortcut function to cd you to any descendent directory named (or patterned)
# as first argument. Stop wearing out your tab-completion key!
# Uses find command and only uses first matching result.
# Use `cd -` to undo, to restore old working directory. 
# Use aliases for common directories, like: alias wp-content="cddown docroot".
# Add function (or source this file) in your ~/.profile
# 
# Example, given that /var/www/html/example.com/docroot/about/awesome exists:
# $ pwd
# > /var
# $ cddown awesome
# $ pwd
# > /var/www/html/example.com/docroot/about/awesome
# $ cd -
# $ pwd
# > /var

function cddown {
  
  if [[ $# != 1 ]]; then
    echo "You must supply one directory name argument." 1>&2
    return 1
  fi
  
  # First try exact match
  dir=`find . -type d -name $1 -print -quit`
  
  # If exact match failed, try supplying wildcards
  if [[ ! $dir ]]; then
    dir=`find . -type d -name \*$1\* -print -quit`
  fi
  
  # This is not the directory you are looking for!
  if [[ ! $dir ]]; then
    echo "Couldn't find any directory named '$1'" 1>&2
    return 1
  fi
  
  echo $dir
  cd $dir
}

alias cdd="cddown"