Go back to previous directory in shell
Problem
Is there a way to go back to previous directory we were in using bash,tcsh without using pushd/popd ? I'd like to type something like "back" and got returned to the previous directory I was in. Edit: "cd -" works, but only for current and previous directories. Is there anyway I can go back to the previous previous previous directory like how you can go back in the web browser? Regards
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Fix for: Go back to previous directory in shell
(goes back to previous directory) If you want to be able to go to the other previous directories, this is not possible out of the box. But check this script and instructions: History of visited directories in BASH The cd command works as usual. The new feature is the history of the last 10 directories and the cd command expanded to display and access it. cd -- (or simply pressing ctrl+w) shows the history. In front of every directory name you see a number. cd -num with the number you want jumps…
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