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Can I add a shortcut to replace a path in Linux?

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Mar 15, 2026118341 views
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For example, I always go to this path: /user/something/somefolders/somewhere but I don't want to type cd /user/something/somefolders/somewhere in the terminal all the time, can I have some short hand to do so? for example, can I do something like cd commandPlace to replace the path?

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Two shortcuts I use all the time for things like this: Aliases Then you can type to go to that directory. Add these to your . Symbolic Links This will make a file at which links to . Then you can type cd instead. The caveat of this is it fills up yo…

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