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Man page ​

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man zshbuiltins

Change directory ​

The tool cd can be used to change directory. When using +n, it uses the directory stack.

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cd OPTIONS DIR
cd OPTIONS OLD NEW
cd OPTIONS {+|-}n
OptionDescription
-qDo not print the new directory stack.
-sDo not change directory if DIR contains symlinks.
-PResolve symlinks into their true values.
-LDo not resolve symlinks into their true values.

Examples ​

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cd destination/path
cd -   # Last path (cd specific)
cd ~-  # Last path (expanded by the shell)
cd ~2  # From directory stack id 2 (expanded by the shell)

Directory stack ​

It is possible to navigate between multiple directories efficiently. For this we use a directory stack, that can be accessed by pushd popd dirs.

Pushd ​

Push a directory into the stack, and cd into it.

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pushd OPTIONS DIR
pushd OPTIONS OLD NEW
pushd OPTIONS {+|-}n
OptionDescription
-qDo not print the new directory stack.
-sDo not change directory if DIR contains symlinks.
-PResolve symlinks into their true values.
-LDo not resolve symlinks into their true values.

Popd ​

Pop a directory from the stack, and cd into it.

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popd OPTIONS
popd OPTIONS {+|-}n
OptionDescription
-qDo not print the new directory stack.

Dirs ​

Print the directories in the stack.

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dirs OPTIONS
OptionDescription
-cClear the directory stack.
-lPrint directory names expanding ~.
-pPrint one entry per line.
-vEnumerate the directories in the stack.