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1) cd without arguments
cd # brings you to your home dir, no need to do `cd ~`
2) cd -
cd - # goes back to the previous directory
3) cd ~username
cd ~git # goes to the homedir of the user "git"
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:
sudo apt-get install cdargs
Then add the following to your .bashrc / .zshrc:
source /usr/share/doc/cdargs/examples/cdargs-bash.sh
After that (and opening a new terminal), you can bookmark your current dir by typing:
ca some_name
You can jump to your bookmarked dir from everywhere by using:
cv some_name
cv without an argument returns a list of all bookmarks… It’s really easy, isn’t it ;)?
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