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+#!/bin/bash
+#title           : openfpga.sh
+#description     : This script provides shortcut commands <bash functions>
+#                  for several simple operations in OpenFPGA project
+#author          : Ganesh Gore <ganesh.gore@utah.edu>
+#==============================================================================
+
+export OPENFPGA_PATH="$(pwd)"
+export OPENFPGA_TASK_PATH="$(pwd)/openfpga_flow/tasks"
+
+# This function checks the path and
+# raises warning if the command is not executing
+# inside current OpendFPGA folder
+check_execution_path (){
+    if [[ $1 != *"${OPENFPGA_PATH}"* ]]; then
+        echo -e "\e[33mCommand is not executed from configured OPNEFPGA directory\e[0m"
+    fi
+}
+
+# lists all the configure task in task directory
+list-tasks () {
+    check_execution_path "$(pwd)"
+    ls -tdalh ${OPENFPGA_TASK_PATH}/* | awk '{printf("%-4s | %s %-3s | ", $5, $6, $7) ;system("basename " $9)}'
+}
+
+# Switch directory to root of OpenFPGA
+goto-root () {
+    cd $OPENFPGA_PATH
+}
+
+# Changes directory to task directory [goto_task <task_name> <run_num[default 0]>]
+goto-task () {
+    if [ -z $1 ]; then
+        echo "requires task name goto_task <task_name> <run_num[default 0]>"
+        return
+    fi
+    goto_path=$OPENFPGA_TASK_PATH/$1
+    run_num="latest"
+    if [ ! -d $goto_path ]; then echo "Task directory not found"; return; fi
+    if [[ $2 == '^[0-9]+$' ]] ; then
+        echo "Second argumetn provided"
+        if ! [[ $2 == '0' ]] ; then run_num="$(printf run%03d $2)" else run_num="latest" fi
+        if [ ! -d "$goto_path/$run_num" ]; then run_num="latest" fi
+    fi
+    if [ ! -d $goto_path/$run_num ]; then
+        echo "\e[33mTask run directory not found -" $goto_path/$run_num "\e[0m";
+    else
+        cd $goto_path/$run_num
+    fi
+}
+
+# Clears enviroment variables and fucntions
+unset_openfpga (){
+    unset -v OPENFPGA_PATH
+    unset -f list-tasks goto-task goto-root >/dev/null 2>&1
+}
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