.bash_profile

function r() {
	# Use dot notation for file structure
	# "app.assets.stylesheets" == "app/assets/stylesheets"
	REPLACE="/"
	INPUT="."$1
	INPUT=${INPUT//./$REPLACE}

	# No longer need to prepend with /
	REPLACE="/"
	INPUT=${INPUT//\//$REPLACE}

	# Is there no parameter. Do nothing then.
	if [ -z $1  ]; then
	# 	# echo "HI WORLD!"
		return

	# Relative folder? Go with that.
	elif [ -d ./$1 ]; then
		cd ./$1

	# Does a absolute folder exist? Go with that.
	elif [ -d $(git rev-parse --show-cdup)"$INPUT" ]; then
		cd $(git rev-parse --show-cdup)"$INPUT"

	# Does a relative file exist? Go with that.
	elif [ -e ./$INPUT ]; then
		subl ./$INPUT

	# Does a absolute file exist? Go with that.
	elif [ -e $(git rev-parse --show-cdup)"$INPUT" ]; then
		subl $(git rev-parse --show-cdup)"$INPUT"

	# Is the r comamnd empty.
	else
		return
	
	fi
}

gistfile1.md

The old "r" command to make Rails easier to use.

An improved version released as bih/rails-r has been released. Check it out.

I really don't like navigating through folders when building a Rails app. Folders are cool though. Anyway, I built a cool command that I use which allows you to swiftly move across Rails folders. I call it the r command.

Here is some examples. You can be in any subfolder of a Rails project and the command will work.

• Open up the Gemfile for the current Rails project I am on. r Gemfile

• Go to the stylesheets You can even put an alias on the below (I have). r app/assets/stylesheets

You'll need Git to use this. Works with non-Rails projects too (Git helps figure root directory + rest is pure bash).