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Random piece of info about cd:

cd.. (no space between "cd" and "..") works on Windows

Or try zsh with a good pre-made config like grmlzshrc[1]. It allows changing to a directory by typing only its name (or path). This includes the .. directory. Doesn't get faster.

[1] https://grml.org/zsh/

bash: `shopt -s autocd`

Or use Autojump[1], changed my life

1. https://github.com/wting/autojump

This is like the zsh plugin 'z'

It's been like that since the DOS days, IIRC.

You can simulate that behavior on bash with an alias such as this one:

  alias cd..="cd .."

My base bashrc has this and cd-, just to handle typos

I believe that you also don't need the space when you specify a path:

    cd\foo\x

The cmd parser in Windows is the most bizarre piece of software in common use. I don't believe there is a single person that actually understands how it works completely.

I think that Rex Conn and I could give it a fair go. (-:

cool

Starting in Windows 95, you could stack periods to go back further than one directory. "cd....." instead of "cd ..\..\..\.."

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