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Published by Hacker News · workflow (T2 source). The original is at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48884290.

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Author asks whether a proposed shell utility for persistent and temporary filesystem bookmarks, accessed via an @name syntax, would be useful, and surveys how people currently handle directory navigation using aliases, env vars, z, autojump, or other tools.

Surfaces the design space around directory-jumping tools and the gap, if any, between existing solutions and an explicit bookmark model. Community answers may confirm market saturation or reveal unmet needs.

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