Bookmark Module

This module was created to make navigation around the filesystem easier in PowerShell. The bookmark module keeps a list of short names to locations in the filesystem. They can be added, removed, and updated like any other resource. When the user closes a PowerShell session, his/her bookmarks are saved for the next session.

The module also stores the "last session directory", which can be retrieved at any time.

Commands

Command	Definition
Get-Bookmark	Gets a single directory if given a string, or the list of all bookmarks
Add-Bookmark	Associates a string with a directory
Set-Bookmark	Sets a new directory for a bookmark string
Remove-Bookmark	Disassociates a string from a directory
Use-Bookmark	Navigates to the directory associated with a given string
Import-Bookmark	Import a bookmarks from an XML file created by a Bookmark Directory
Export-Bookmark	Export bookmarks to an XML file from the active Bookmark Directory
Get-LastSessionDirectory	Gets the last directory from the last closed PowerShell session

Aliases

Alias	Command
gbm	Get-Bookmark
abm	Add-Bookmark
sbm	Set-Bookmark
rbm	Remove-Bookmark
ubm	Use-Bookmark
ipbm	Import-Bookmark
epbm	Export-Bookmark
glsd	Get-LastSessionDirectory

Notes

While help for the modules functions has improved, it is still incomplete. Currently, only Add-Bookmark, Get-Bookmark, and Use-Bookmark have fleshed-out help files, and even those files are imperfect. In time, however, all functions will be given their own help files, and the existing files should improve.

Additionally, the module currently has no tests. Hopefully, I will add Pester tests when time avails itself.

Simple Examples

Kevin> # Adding and using a bookmark
Kevin> Add-Bookmark 'goog' 'C:\Users\Kevin\Google Drive\'
Kevin> Set-Location (Get-Bookmark goog)
Google Drive>

Kevin> # Adding and using a bookmark with aliases
Kevin> abm 'goog' 'C:\Users\Kevin\Google Drive\'
Kevin> sl (gbm goog) # Alternatively: gbm goog | sl
Google Drive>

Kevin> # Navigating directly to a bookmark with 'use-bookmark'
Kevin> add-bookmark 'goog' 'c:\users\kevin\google drive\'
Kevin> use-bookmark goog
google drive>

Kevin> # Using the 'ubm' alias
Kevin> abm 'goog' 'C:\Users\Kevin\Google Drive\'
Kevin> ubm goog
Google Drive>

Kevin> # Removing a bookmark
Kevin> Remove-Bookmark 'goog' 'C:\Users\Kevin\Google Drive\'

Kevin> # Removing a bookmark with aliases
Kevin> rbm 'goog' 'C:\Users\Kevin\Google Drive\'