mark is a utility which is used in conjunction with set directory, setd(1) , to allow the user quick access to directory pathnames through marks.
This program, combined with setd allows the user to freely mark directories using a string for quick access.
mark installation is quick and painless. Both an environment variable and a mark alias must be set to store the mark database and set-up mark to refresh the directory marks within the environment. Copying the three lines below for mark is all that is needed.
setenv MARK_DIR ~/bin
alias mark 'mark *; source $MARK_DIR/mark_db'
mark -refresh
In the specific example, $MARK_DIR points to the user's bin area, thus allowing the user to always have a database of marks in a designated area for any number of processes.
The alias of mark simply uses mark to set up the new line in the mark database file, with the source command updating the environment variables used by setd.
mark can be simply used by changing directory and then setting a mark name by the following
mark [directory mark]
which can then be used to change directory using setd(1) from then on! To list marks, type mark and press return. Upon logging in, a line is included in your .cshrc to invisibly update the shell with the marks from the mark database. If marks ever become corrupt, a simple refresh should set things straight.