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follow is a shell utility used to "follow" the previous command into a directory. It comes in handy if you (like me) find yourself too lazy to type the full cd command you need to accomplish the same effect after a cp/mv/mkdir command (or anything else with a destination, really).
You can use follow on the same line as a command, or at the next prompt. Currently, only one follow can be used per line (I'm working on changing that though).
Clone this repository, copy follow wherever you'd like, source it, and use it:
$ git clone https://github.com/SnoringFrog/follow.git
$ cp follow/follow /path/to/follow
$ source /path/to/follow
I recommend adding source "/path/to/follow" to your .bashrc instead of manually sourcing follow every time.
Here's a quick demonstration:
Another good use is when you cd into /some/long/directory/but-accidentaly-add-a-file-at-the-end so you just get a "not a directory" error. Use follow afterwards to get to that directory. Even if you catch your error before hitting enter, follow might be faster than backspacing.
Copyright ©️ 2014 Ethan "SnoringFrog" Piekarski
Modification/redistribution permitted under terms of the Artistic License (Short version: do what you want as long as you say where the original came from).