goto script

goto.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
#setup
# in bash profile set an alias for goto alias='goto=. ./goto.sh'
# in bash profile set an alias for goback alias goback=$goback
# Usage:
# goto commonpath

#goto script for lazy people who dont want to have a lot of aliases or keep sourcing the bash profile

#Argument handling

    case $1 in
        commonpath)
            LOCATION='my/common/path'
        ;;
     
    esac

back=$(pwd)
goback="cd '${back}'"
CD="cd ${LOCATION}"
echo "going to: "
echo "'${LOCATION}'"
echo "type goback to go back to '${back}'"
${CD}