.cdaliases.sh

ARGS_TEXT="""
Usage: mkcdaliases {folder alias name} {folder to reach}
Eg: mkcdaliases myfolder ./my-folder
This creates a command -> cdmyfolder which navigates to my-folder
"""

_mkcdaliases() {
        folder_alias=$1
        folder=$2

        if ([ -z "$folder_alias" ] || [ -z "$folder" ])
            then echo "Invalid args. $ARGS_TEXT"
        else
                fullpath=$(realpath $2)
                no_of_occurrences=$(cat ~/.cdaliases | egrep "cd$folder_alias=" | wc -l)
                echo "No of Occu: $no_of_occurrences"
                if [[ "$no_of_occurrences" -eq 1 ]]
                        then
                                sed -i "/alias cd$folder_alias=/c\alias cd$folder_alias=\"cd ${fullpath}\"" ~/.cdaliases
                        else
                                echo "alias cd$folder_alias=\"cd ${fullpath}\"" >> ~/.cdaliases
                fi
        fi
}

alias mkcdaliases="_mkcdaliases"