use cd --foo instead of cd -foo. also cd --<TAB> works. changes.txt

IPython/Extensions/ipy_completers.py

@@ -318,6 +318,9 b' def cd_completer(self, event):'
             return ents
         return []
 
+    if event.symbol.startswith('--'):
+        return ["--" + os.path.basename(d) for d in ip.user_ns['_dh']]
+    
     if relpath.startswith('~'):
         relpath = os.path.expanduser(relpath).replace('\\','/')
     found = []

IPython/Magic.py

@@ -2693,7 +2693,7 b' Defaulting color scheme to \'NoColor\'"""'
 
           cd -<n>: changes to the n-th directory in the directory history.
 
-          cd -foo: change to directory that matches 'foo' in history
+          cd --foo: change to directory that matches 'foo' in history
             
           cd -b <bookmark_name>: jump to a bookmark set by %bookmark
              (note: cd <bookmark_name> is enough if there is no
@@ -2714,7 +2714,6 b' Defaulting color scheme to \'NoColor\'"""'
 
         oldcwd = os.getcwd()
         numcd = re.match(r'(-)(\d+)$',parameter_s)
-        wordcd = re.match(r'(-)(\w+)$',parameter_s)
         # jump in directory history by number
         if numcd:
             nn = int(numcd.group(2))
@@ -2725,18 +2724,18 b' Defaulting color scheme to \'NoColor\'"""'
                 return
             else:
                 opts = {}
-        elif wordcd:
+        elif parameter_s.startswith('--'):
             ps = None
             fallback = None
-            pat = wordcd.group(2)
+            pat = parameter_s[2:]
             dh = self.shell.user_ns['_dh']
             # first search only by basename (last component)
             for ent in reversed(dh):
-                if pat in os.path.basename(ent):
+                if pat in os.path.basename(ent) and os.path.isdir(ent):
                     ps = ent
                     break
             
-                if fallback is None and pat in ent:
+                if fallback is None and pat in ent and os.path.isdir(ent):
                     fallback = ent
                 
             # if we have no last part match, pick the first full path match

docs/source/changes.txt

@@ -53,6 +53,9 b' New features'
 	  the main usage of the script is for starting things on localhost.  Eventually
 	  when ipcluster is able to start things on other hosts, we will put security
 	  back.
+	* 'cd --foo' searches directory history for string foo, and jumps to that dir.
+	  Last part of dir name is checked first. If no matches for that are found,
+	  look at the whole path.
 
 Bug fixes
 ---------
@@ -64,6 +67,8 b' Bug fixes'
 	* A few subpackages has missing `__init__.py` files.
 	* The documentation is only created is Sphinx is found.  Previously, the `setup.py`
 	  script would fail if it was missing.
+	* Greedy 'cd' completion has been disabled again (it was enabled in 0.8.4)
+          
 
 Backwards incompatible changes
 ------------------------------