I'm trying to install autojump on a system where I have no root access. I found these instructions: #36
Unfortunately, those instructions are rather out of date, so I've adjusted the process as follows. It doesn't work, and my comments explain what is happening.
git clone git://github.com/wting/autojump.git
cd autojump
./install.py --prefix ${HOME}
• This runs, and asks me to add the following to ~/.bashrc.
Close terminal and reopen.
• PATH has /home/paddy/.autojump/bin added to the front of it.
• Function j is defined.
The problem is that /home/paddy/.autojump/bin doesn't exist! The folder /home/paddy/.autojump contains nothing but the two directories etc and functions.
In an attempt to fix this, I linked ~/.autojump/etc/profile.d/autojump.sh with a rename and chmod, as follows.
• mkdir ~/.autojump/bin
• ln ~/.autojump/etc/profile.d/autojump.sh ~/.autojump/bin/autojump
• chmod +x ~/.autojump/bin/autojump
This doesn't work.
• I notice that ~/.local/share/autojump/autojump.txt isn't being updated when I change directories.
• If I enter j [something], every time I get an error, e.g.
$ j bin
autojump: directory 'bin' not found
\n\n
Try `autojump --help` for more information.
Unfortunately, autojump --help doesn't help, because it does absolutely nothing.
Where is the documentation that explains how to use install.py, please? For example, I can figure out what --dryrun means, and #36 explains what --prefix means, but the other ones are difficult to unravel — there are no comments at all in install.py, I don't know Python, and I can't find the relevant documentation.
Anyway, I don't know what to do now. I'm stuck. This is obviously a bug, but until it's fixed, how can I work around it?
I'm trying to install autojump on a system where I have no root access. I found these instructions: #36
Unfortunately, those instructions are rather out of date, so I've adjusted the process as follows. It doesn't work, and my comments explain what is happening.
git clone git://github.com/wting/autojump.gitcd autojump./install.py --prefix ${HOME}• This runs, and asks me to add the following to~/.bashrc.(
/home/paddyis my home folder.)Add that line to the end of
~/.bashrc.Close terminal and reopen. • PATH has
/home/paddy/.autojump/binadded to the front of it. • Functionjis defined.The problem is that
/home/paddy/.autojump/bindoesn't exist! The folder/home/paddy/.autojumpcontains nothing but the two directoriesetcandfunctions.In an attempt to fix this, I linked
~/.autojump/etc/profile.d/autojump.shwith a rename andchmod, as follows. •mkdir ~/.autojump/bin•ln ~/.autojump/etc/profile.d/autojump.sh ~/.autojump/bin/autojump•chmod +x ~/.autojump/bin/autojumpThis doesn't work. • I notice that
~/.local/share/autojump/autojump.txtisn't being updated when I change directories. • If I enterj [something], every time I get an error, e.g.Unfortunately,
autojump --helpdoesn't help, because it does absolutely nothing.Where is the documentation that explains how to use install.py, please? For example, I can figure out what
--dryrunmeans, and #36 explains what--prefixmeans, but the other ones are difficult to unravel — there are no comments at all ininstall.py, I don't know Python, and I can't find the relevant documentation.Anyway, I don't know what to do now. I'm stuck. This is obviously a bug, but until it's fixed, how can I work around it?
Thank you