Shell support in catkin command

You can use the locate verb to locate the shell file for your installation. When you source the resulting file, you can use bash/zsh shell functions which provide added utility.

. `catkin locate --shell-verbs`

Provided verbs are:

  • catkin cd – Change to package directory in source space.
  • catkin source – Source the devel space or install space of the containing workspace.

Full Command-Line Interface

Change to package directory in source space with cd verb.

usage: catkin cd [ARGS...]

ARGS are any valid catkin locate arguments

The source verb sources the devel space or install space of the containing workspace.

usage: catkin source [-w /path/to/ws]

Sources setup.sh in the workspace.

optional arguments:
  -w [/path/to/ws] Source setup.sh from given workspace.