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change up n directories

Terminal - change up n directories
up () { if [ "${1/[^0-9]/}" == "$1" ]; then p=./; for i in $(seq 1 $1); do p=${p}../; done; cd $p; else echo 'usage: up N'; fi }
2012-04-19 08:16:34
User: unixmonkey34472
Functions: cd echo seq
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change up n directories

Change n directories up, without parameters change one up

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Alternatives

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Terminal - Alternatives
up() { local x='';for i in $(seq ${1:-1});do x="$x../"; done;cd $x; }
2012-05-16 04:21:41
User: evil
Functions: cd seq
Tags: cd
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Quickly CD Out Of Directories Without 5+ Aliases

I wrote this a long time ago, wondering why this wasn't floating around somewhere out there (at least not where I could find).. this seems much more simple than multiple aliases and can cd out of directories easier.

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up() { [ $(( $1 + 0 )) -gt 0 ] && cd $(eval "printf '../'%.0s {1..$1}"); }
2012-06-15 17:10:45
User: Mozai
Functions: cd eval
Tags: bash cd
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Quickly CD Out Of Directories

`up 3` will climb the directory tree by three steps. `up asdf` will do nothing, and returns exit code 1 as an error should.

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What others think

I like your numeric test, but I can still save you a few characters...

If you reverse the shell replace, it becomes shorter:

if [ -z "$1//[0-9]/" ]; then

Next, you need to initialise p, but empty is fine

p=;

My final suggestion makes the command longer :-0, but it avoids using seq (making it faster)

for ((i=0;i<${1:-1};i++)); do

That leaves:

up() { if [ -z "${1//[0-9]/}" ]; then p=; for ((i=0;i<${1:-1};i++)); do p=${p}../; done; cd $p; else echo 'usage: up N'; fi }
Comment by flatcap 56 weeks and 3 days ago

Nice modified, flatcap!

I like your shorter numeric test and the default $1 value (1) in the for-loop.

But I think it's better to keep p=./; rather p=;

Because it will cd to $HOME, if you type "$ up 0".

I think keep "$ up 0" in current directory is better. (maybe)

Comment by goldie 56 weeks and 2 days ago

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