Information about the package, wcd, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The wcd package is designed for, Chdir for DOS and Unix.
Package Name:
wcd
Summary:
Chdir for DOS and Unix
Description:
Wcd. Directory changer for DOS and Unix. Another Norton Change Directory (NCD) clone. Wcd is a command-line program to change directory fast. It saves time typing at the keyboard. One needs to type only a part of a directory name and wcd will jump to it. Wcd has a fast selection method in case of multiple matches and allows aliasing and banning of directories. Wcd also includes a full-screen interactive directory tree browser with speed search.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
5.2.4
Release:
1.el6
Size:
130 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2
Control the wcd package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install wcd
This command will install wcd on the server.
yum remove wcd
This command will un-install wcd on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove wcd, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove wcd
This command will un-install wcd on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove wcd when using the -y flag.
yum update wcd
This command will update wcd to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove wcd, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update wcd
This command will update wcd to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove wcd when using the -y flag.
yum info wcd
This command will show you core information about the wcd package.
yum deplist wcd
This command will show you the dependencies for wcd. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update wcd
This command will check if there is an update waiting on wcd. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.