Using pushd and popd to Manage a Stack of Directories
Explore how pushd and popd commands help manage a stack of directories in the command-line interface. Learn to switch, rotate, and navigate directories efficiently. Understand when to use pushd/popd versus cd for flexible and effective directory management, especially useful in scripting and automation tasks.
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The pushd command
The pushd command, short for “push directory,” changes our current working directory and adds it to a directory stack or a list of directories. We can then view this stack or easily jump to an entry in the stack. Try it out. First, we navigate to our home directory.
$ cd
Now, use pushd to switch to the /var folder:
$ pushd /var
Run the commands on the terminal below. ...