pushd dir1 pushd ../dir2 pushd /full/path/to/dir3 # There are now three directories in the stack. pushd ~3 pushd ~2 # The same three directories are still on the stack, # just in a different order. I use popd rarely, only when I want to remove a directory from the stack when I know I'm done using that directory.

pushd/popd are easier to read but they are not safe because if script is interrupted (normally or forcefully) in between, you will endup with an altered CWD. When using subshell there is a guarantee that at the end, you will have the original CWD, regardless how the execution happens.

Apr 3, 2016 · Is there a difference between the behavior of pushd/popd in bash vs zsh? It seems in zsh cd, cd- behaves exactly the same as pushd/popd (which adds/pops directory automatically when cd) while in bash cd doesn't affect the dir stack. If someone can give me a pointer that would be great.

The first method is exactly what I wanted. The second wouldn't work in my case since I had called pushd a few times, then removed one of the directories in the middle, then popd was failing when I tried to unroll. I needed to jump over all the buggered up stuff in the middle to get back to where I …

I have a simple script that I want to invoke 'pushed' followed by another command. But the 'pushd' command inside the script doesn't seem to stick past the script. What's a way to make this execute in the shell terminal? #!/bin/sh pushd $1 time What I really want to accomplish is invoke pushd followed by other-command with one command.

Jan 7, 2020 · In Bash, the dirs command clears or shows the stack in various ways, popd removes any specified dir, and pushd adds a dir or rotates the stack to change to any of the dirs already stored. The pushd stack is not "cleared" as such. Pushd is a shell built-in, not an external command (which would not be able to change the shell's own environment).

Dec 22, 2015 · I would like to use the recently accessed directories list for logging purposes. Is the directory stack as used by pushd and popd stored somewhere, perhaps as a list of folders in a text file?

May 28, 2018 · pushd is a bash command, which is generally not implemented by /bin/sh. To use pushd in a sh script, you would have to provide a script or function with the same functionality. The idiomatic way of temporarily changing one's working directory for the course of a few commands in a sh script is to do ( cd directory && somecommand )

Mar 14, 2018 · pushd and popd are a pair of tools that work with a data structure known as a "stack". Picture a spring-loaded dispenser, like a Pez dispenser . If you push an item onto a stack, you are storing it for later use, like pushing one 'pill' into the top of the Pez dispenser.

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