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westonruter / cdup.sh
Created August 5, 2011 21:17
Bash shortcut function to cd you to an ancestor directory, named as first argument. Stop having to cd ../../../..
#!/bin/bash
# Usage: cdup [DIRNAME]
# Bash shortcut function to cd you to ancestor directory named as first argument.
# If DIRNAME is not supplied, then .. is used.
# Stop having to cd ../../../..
# Use `cd -` to undo, to restore old working directory.
# Use aliases for common directories, like: alias docroot="cdup docroot".
# Add function to your ~/.profile
#
# Example: