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darwin.shrc

function mdcd {
	local OPTARG OPTIND REPLY
	local opt list dryrun query a s len home i ilen ihome
	# switches
	list=
	dryrun=
	OPTIND=
	while getopts "ln" opt; do
		case $opt in
		l) list=1 ;;
		n) dryrun=1 ;;
		esac
	done
	shift $(( $OPTIND - 1 ))
	# query
	declare -a F
	query="(kMDItemDisplayName == '$1' || kMDItemFSName == '$1') && kMDItemContentTypeTree == 'public.directory'"
	while IFS= read -r -d ''; do a+=( "$REPLY" ); done \
		< <( mdfind -0 "$query" )
	# select
	s=
	len=0
	home=
	for i in "${a[@]}"; do
		[[ -z "$i" ]] && continue
		ilen=${#i}
		ihome=
		[[ -n $list ]] && echo "$i"
		[[ ${i:0:${#HOME}} == $HOME ]] && ihome=1
		[[ -n $home && -z $ihome ]] && continue
		if [[ -z "$s" || $ilen -lt $len ]]; then
			s="$i"
			len=$ilen
			home=$ihome
		fi
	done
	# finish
	if [[ -z "$s" ]]; then
		echo "mdcd: no such file or directory: $1" > /dev/stderr
		return 1
	else
		[[ -n $list ]] && return 0
		[[ -n $dryrun ]] && echo "$s" && return 0
		cd "$s"
	fi
}

kde.shrc

function mdcd {
	local OPTARG OPTIND REPLY
	local opt list dryrun query a s len home i ilen ihome
	# switches
	list=
	dryrun=
	OPTIND=
	while getopts "ln" opt; do
		case $opt in
		l) list=1 ;;
		n) dryrun=1 ;;
		esac
	done
	shift $(( $OPTIND - 1 ))
	# query
	declare -a F
	query="filename:'$1'"
	while IFS= read -r; do a+=( "$REPLY" ); done \
		< <( baloosearch -t folder "$query" 2> /dev/null )
	# select
	s=
	len=0
	home=
	for i in "${a[@]}"; do
		[[ -z "$i" ]] && continue
		[[ "${i##/*/}" != "$1" ]] && continue # exact match
		ilen=${#i}
		ihome=
		[[ -n $list ]] && echo "$i"
		[[ ${i:0:${#HOME}} == $HOME ]] && ihome=1
		[[ -n $home && -z $ihome ]] && continue
		if [[ -z "$s" || $ilen -lt $len ]]; then
			s="$i"
			len=$ilen
			home=$ihome
		fi
	done
	# finish
	if [[ -z "$s" ]]; then
		echo "mdcd: no such file or directory: $1" > /dev/stderr
		return 1
	else
		[[ -n $list ]] && return 0
		[[ -n $dryrun ]] && echo "$s" && return 0
		cd "$s"
	fi
}