backButtonDirective.js

'use strict';

myApp.directive('backButton', function () {
    return {
        restrict: 'E',

        link: function (scope, element, attrs) {
            element.bind('click', goBack);

            function goBack() {
                history.back();
                scope.$apply();
            }
        }
    };
});

simple back button directive for angularjs 1.2x