JAVASCRIPT

bootstrap programmatically change tab

$('.nav-tabs a[href="#tab-name"]').tab('show');

bootstrap nav tab change url

$(function(){
  var hash = window.location.hash;
  hash && $('ul.nav a[href="' + hash + '"]').tab('show');

  $('.nav-tabs a').click(function (e) {
    $(this).tab('show');
    var scrollmem = $('body').scrollTop() || $('html').scrollTop();
    window.location.hash = this.hash;
    $('html,body').scrollTop(scrollmem);
  });
});