## `dcd` : Deep fuzzy cd
When you want to cd to a deep directory, using `br` is fast and easy enough:
* you type `br` (and `enter`)
* you type the name of the deep folder (or part of it)
* you check the right line is selected
* you do `alt-enter`
* you're done
But when you frequently go to a few specific places, you may prefer a shortcut.
As broot can be driven by commands, you can define this function:
# deep fuzzy cd
function dcd {
br --only-folders --cmd "$1 :cd"
}
(paste this for example in your .bashrc)
This is the *"I'm feeling lucky"* of broot, you can use it to directly jump to directories you know, when you don't need the interactive search of br.
Example:
## focus a new directory but keep the current filter
When you hit `enter` on a directory, it's focused and the filter is reset.
If you want to keep the filter, for example to search deeper, you may use `:focus` instead.
Similarly, `:back` keeps can be used in place of `esc` to keep the filter when going to the previous state.
## Going from a fixed search to an exact one
Let's assume you type `too` to search for some files. You might have got too many matches including some where the letters aren't consecutive.
You may switch to an exact search by just adding `/`, which changes the fuzzy pattern to a regular expression.
Or if you realize you want to match `tOo` too, then you make it case insensitive by adding an i: `too/i`.
## Run an script or program from broot
If your system is normally configured, just doing `alt`-`enter` on an executable will close broot and executes the file.
## Open files without a windowing system
If you're on a server linux without xdg-open or equivalent, you may want to redefine the way broot open files on `enter`.
You may use such configuration:
[[verbs]]
invocation = "edit"
key = "enter"
execution = "$EDITOR {file}"
## Git Status
If you want to start navigating with a view of the files which changed, you may do
br -gc :gs
Then just hitting the `esc` key will show you the normal unfiltered broot view.
(note: this isn't equivalent to `git status`. Most notably, removed files aren't displayed)