Tanguy Ortolo wrote:
> I agree that documentation is needed, however it is not missing. You
> will find it at the place where it is expected to be:
> /usr/share/doc/autojump/README.Debian.
The behaviour of autojump is in line with other similar packages such
as cdargs, go2, and xd; but you might consider putting a note in the
Debian package description, maybe just copied from the first paragraph
of that README.Debian file. This would be going further than any of
the packages mentioned above, but I already had a reason for wanting
to patch the package's long description - in the first line:
autojump provides is a faster way to navigate your filesystem, with a
^^^^^^^^ ^^
Too many verbs! Drop one of them (my patch drops the "is").
--
JBR with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian
sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package
diff -ru autojump-17.pristine/debian/control autojump-17/debian/control
--- autojump-17.pristine/debian/control 2011-10-02 20:30:40.000000000 +0100
+++ autojump-17/debian/control 2011-11-22 15:20:43.511176337 +0000
@@ -14,12 +14,15 @@
Depends: ${misc:Depends}, python3
Enhances: bash, zsh, zsh-beta
Description: shell extension to jump to frequently used directories
- autojump provides is a faster way to navigate your filesystem, with a
+ autojump provides a faster way to navigate your filesystem, with a
"cd command that learns".
.
It works by maintaining a database of the directories you use the most from
the command line, and allows you to "jump" to frequently used directories by
typing only a small pattern.
+ .
+ To use autojump, you need to configure you shell to source
+ /usr/share/autojump/autojump.sh on startup.
Package: jumpapplet
Architecture: all
