pathin (पथिन्)

a convenient utility to add arbitrary directories to your PATH variable

keeps track of your rc file(s) (e.g., .bashrc, .bash_profile), and optionally a separate paths file (suggested: .bash_paths), and stores PATH variable values in pathin config (.pathin).

allows you to navigate to any directory and simply call this utility to add it to PATH. intended for Linux and Unix-based OSes.

Install pathin (also quick-start example!)

  git clone https://github.com/aalok-sathe/pathin.git
  cd pathin
  pip install -r requirements.txt
  
  ./pathin configure
  ./pathin add
  source PATH/TO/YOUR_SHELL_CONFIG  #(e.g. source ~/.bashrc)

Usage

Usage: pathin [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

  pathin. conveniently add a directory to your System PATH.

  for help on commands, type "pathin <command> -h", e.g., pathin add -h

Options:
  -h, --help  Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  add        add a directory to path (default: pwd)
  configure  configure pathin's defaults

Commands

Configure (required once). You can re-configure any time by simply running this command again.

Usage: pathin configure [OPTIONS]

  configure pathin's defaults

Options:
  --show                   display current config and exit
  --bash-config-file PATH  bash config file path (e.g., ~/.bashrc)
  --bash-paths-file PATH   bash paths file path (e.g., ~/.bash_paths or
                           ~/.bashrc)

  --reset                  reset configuration
  -h, --help               Show this message and exit.

Add (each new directory you want to add)

Usage: pathin add [OPTIONS]

  add a directory to path (default: pwd)

Options:
  --directory PATH  directory to add to path
  -h, --help        Show this message and exit.

Example

Here's an example added on the suggestion of @rohan999chaudhary.