How to use cd command in Window

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July 21st, 2011, 10:43 AM

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How to use cd command in Window

Hi all, I'm a Linux user just starting to get the hang of Windows 7. How can one perform these functions with the Windows cd command:
1) Go back to the previous directory (cd - in Bash)
2) Go to the user's home directory (cd ~ in Bash)
3) Bookmark a directory (not built into bash, but cdargs or DerB can be added)

Thanks

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July 21st, 2011, 11:28 AM

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1) You could add such a feature with a cd alias
2) "cd %HOMEPATH%" or "cd $Home" might work under some circumstances.
3) Take a look at pushd and popd.

Regards, Jens

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July 21st, 2011, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by JClasen

1) You could add such a feature with a cd alias

Thanks, Jens. I've heard of Powershell, it looks like the standard Windows CLI is too anemic and I really should be using Powershell

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2) "cd %HOMEPATH%" or "cd $Home" might work under some circumstances.

Nice, thanks! It is a lot to type, though.

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3) Take a look at pushd and popd.

That is a bit limited but I suppose that it will do. I'll see if I might be able to define aliases in Powershell.

Thanks!

July 27th, 2011, 06:59 AM

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1) Will only go one directory up in the directory tree. If you didn't came from there, the previous directory is sth. else.

Example:

Code:

c:\myDirectoy>cd \just\another\directory
c:\just\another\directory>cd ..
c:\just\another>

cd - would allow him to come back to c:\myDirectory.

2) That would only work, if the user directories really reside in c:\users. That's not always the case.

Regards, Jens

July 27th, 2011, 09:20 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JClasen

1) Will only go one directory up in the directory tree. If you didn't came from there, the previous directory is sth. else.

Example:

Code:

c:\myDirectoy>cd \just\another\directory
c:\just\another\directory>cd ..
c:\just\another>

cd - would allow him to come back to c:\myDirectory.

2) That would only work, if the user directories really reside in c:\users. That's not always the case.

Regards, Jens

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