How to Install Jump on nixOS Latest

Jump is a tool that allows you to quickly navigate your filesystem in the terminal. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Jump on nixOS Latest.

Step 1: Install Git

Jump is an open-source project hosted on GitHub, so you will need Git installed on your system to download and install Jump. To install Git on nixOS Latest, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo nix-env -i git

Step 2: Download Jump from GitHub

Next, you will need to download the Jump source code from GitHub. To do so, run the following command in your terminal:

git clone https://github.com/daledavies/jump

This will create a new directory named jump in your current working directory, which contains the source code for Jump.

Step 3: Install Jump

Next, navigate to the jump directory using the cd command:

cd jump

Then, run the following command to build and install Jump:

sudo nix-env -if .

This command will build the Jump executable and install it on your system.

Step 4: Test Jump

Now that Jump is installed on your system, you can start using it. To test Jump, open a new terminal window and run the following command:

jump

This will launch Jump, and you should see a list of your most frequently visited directories. You can use the arrow keys to select a directory or type in a search term to filter the list.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Jump on nixOS Latest!