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Adds a directory to the top of the directory stack, or rotates the stack, making the new top of the stack the current working directory.
If the pushd command is successful, a dirs is performed as well.
Syntax
With no arguments
pushd
With no arguments, exchanges the top two directories and returns 0, unless the directory stack is empty.
First Form
pushd [-n] [dir]
if supplied, have the following meanings:
- -n: Rotates the stack so that the nth directory (counting from the right of the list shown by dirs, starting with zero) is at the top.
- or ?? -n Suppresses the normal change of directory when adding directories to the stack, so that only the stack is manipulated.
- dir Adds dir to the directory stack at the top, making it the new current working directory.
pushd returns 0 unless the cd to dir fails.
Second Form
pushd [-n] [+n] [-n]
where:
- +n: Rotates the stack so that the nth directory (counting from the left of the list shown by dirs, starting with zero) is at the top.
- -n: Rotates the stack so that the nth directory (counting from the right of the list shown by dirs, starting with zero) is at the top.
- -n Suppresses the normal change of directory when adding directories to the stack, so that only the stack is manipulated.
pushd returns 0 unless the directory stack is empty, a non-existent directory stack element is specified, or the directory change to the specified new current directory fails.
Example
Go away and returns
# we are now in /
pushd /aDir/
# we are now in /aDir/
popd
# we are now back in the starting current directory /