move you up one directory quickly

yum install zsh

Use ZSH instead of bash, typing .. will move you up one directory, without the need to alias it.

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By: netaxiz

2012-04-02 12:53:30

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move you up one directory quickly

In bash, this turns on auto cd. If a command is just a directory name, it cd's into that directory. Show Sample Output
This is sample output - yours may be different.
```
$ ..
cd ..
$ ~
cd ~
$ ../..
cd ../..
```
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shopt -s autocd

stubby · 2012-04-01 14:34:29 9
Quicker move to parent directory

Alias two dots to move to parent directory. Put it into your .bashrc or .profile file. Show Sample Output
This is sample output - yours may be different.
```
~/foo/ $ ..
~/ $
```
9

alias ..='cd ..'

eimantas · 2009-03-20 09:57:28 9
move you up one directory quickly

Alias a single character 'b' to move to parent directory. Put it into your .bashrc or .profile file. Using "cd .." is one of the most repetitive sequence of characters you'll in the command line. Bring it down to two keys 'b' and 'enter'. It stands for "back" Also useful to have multiple: alias b='cd ../' alias bb='cd ../../' alias bbb='cd ../../../' alias bbbb='cd ../../../../' Show Sample Output
This is sample output - yours may be different.
```
~/foo $ b
~/ $
```
1

alias b='cd ../'

deshawnbw · 2012-04-01 06:04:45 6
move you up one directory quickly
This is sample output - yours may be different.
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alias ..='cd ..'

kev · 2011-10-28 10:12:57 12

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