[plug] pushd and popd

[Brad Campbell]

On 20/1/22 13:06, Juneidy wrote:
> Hi guys,
> 
> I first heard about `pushd` and `popd` from Alistair long time ago and 
> never really seriously thought about how to use it from my day to day 
> work. The closest I have used daily is `cd -`.
> 
> Then a conversation in office lead to someone talking about `pushd` and 
> `popd` again.
> 
> I wonder if anyone here used `pushd` and `popd` frequently? What sort of 
> navigation would you use that for?


I use them all the time in scripts. On the command line I just use 
$OLDPWD and bash history, though now you've brought it up I might 
explore it a bit. Old habits die hard though.

Regards,
Brad
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