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1) cd without arguments

2) cd -

3) cd ~username

4) $CDPATH

You can set a path in this variable in your .bashrc / .zshrc just like you do it with $PATH (separate multiple dirs with :). You can then cd into these paths from everywhere! Even the auto-completion works properly.

5) Dot Aliases

Put these into your .bashrc / .zshrc to quickly navigate through parent directories:

alias .='cd .'
alias ..='cd ..'
alias ...='cd ../..'
alias ....='cd ../../..'
alias .....='cd ../../../..'

6) cdargs

cdargs is a little collection of tools to quickly go to your favorite dirs. On ubuntu, you can install it using:

Then add the following to your .bashrc / .zshrc:

After that (and opening a new terminal), you can bookmark your current dir by typing:

You can jump to your bookmarked dir from everywhere by using:

cv without an argument returns a list of all bookmarks… It’s really easy, isn’t it ;)?