#108 Request JavaVi implement the :cd command

[RobertS]

As a user, I would like the ability to change the working directory from within jVi so that I can reduce typing necessary for running shell commands from a particular location.

Example behavior

:!pwd
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/bin/bash -c pwd
/home/username 
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:cd git
:!pwd
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/bin/bash -c pwd
/home/username/git

Acceptance Criteria

• :cd mimics the behavior of vim

[Ernie Rael]

This is not as simple as I'd hoped. You can't change the direct of the java runtime.
StackOverflow
Notice that there's a issue against java marked "won't fix".

I'll think about how I might track a virtual cwd, a key part is detecting when :cd abc would fail. I think handling :!xxx is already done with java's process builder and you can specify a directory.

RobertS, was the ^R in command line insert useful?

[Ernie Rael]

Available since jVi-2.0