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Common aliases for the `cd` command in Cygwin to access Windows directories, such as Desktop, Downloads, and Documents. Paste these lines at end of `~/.bashrc`.

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Aliases

USER_HOME="$(cygpath -u "$USERPROFILE")"
alias cd.home="cd $USER_HOME"
alias cd.desktop="cd $USER_HOME/Desktop"
alias cd.downloads="cd $USER_HOME/Downloads"
alias cd.documents="cd $USER_HOME/Documents"

Effects

Letv@Lap07B ~
$ cd.home; pwd; \
> cd.desktop; pwd; \
> cd.documents; pwd; \
> cd.downloads; pwd
/cygdrive/c/Users/Letv
/cygdrive/c/Users/Letv/Desktop
/cygdrive/c/Users/Letv/Documents
/cygdrive/c/Users/Letv/Downloads