I think my observation linux to navigate to the previous directory (or back) command is cd-
but it is not working code cd-
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Do not add the dash. That is a completely invalid command, just by adding the dash makes the command invalid. To go back, simply type cd and press enter (again. no dash)– LoganApr 28, 2021 at 15:23
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I don't really know if that was an accident or not when you put the dash, but it was done twice, so I can't tell.– LoganApr 28, 2021 at 15:23
1 Answer
You need a space before the -
, so that it is passed as an argument to the cd
command:
From man bash
:
An argument of - is converted to $OLDPWD before the directory change is attempted.
This is different from cd ..
which changes to the parent directory, rather than to $OLDPWD
. You may of course define aliases for either or both if you wish, ex. alias cd-='cd -'
and alias cd..='cd ..'
but they are not defined as such by default.
See also:
You might also want to take a look at the bash shell's pushd
and popd
commands, which allow more complete access to the directory stack.