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How to use "cd" command in Windows

Anonymous
2011-07-21T15:23:23+00:00

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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  1. @CmdrKeene 90,621 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2011-07-22T13:48:07+00:00

    I don't know of a way to do that, but if you press F7 you can repeat previous commands in a popup, that might be helpful.

    Trick about the file and web browsers, you can still go "up" instead of back by pressing Alt-Up on the keyboard.

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  1. Anonymous
    2011-07-23T13:53:48+00:00

    > Trick about the file and web browsers, you can still go "up" instead of

    > back by pressing Alt-Up on the keyboard.

    Thanks. I knew about that in the file browser, but not web browsers. Nice!

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  2. Anonymous
    2011-07-22T09:04:37+00:00

    > Go up a directory (back) is (cd, space, two periods):   cd ..

    Thanks. I do know how to go up, but how to go back? For instance:

    C:\Users\dotancohen\some\long\filepath>cd C:\Windows

    Now how would I get back to C:\Users\dotancohen\some\long\filepath

    I do know about pushd but that only helps if I explicitly know that I must go back before I switch directories. Much like a file browser or web browser has a back button (incidentally, neither have an Up button in Windows 7).

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  3. @CmdrKeene 90,621 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2011-07-22T01:54:18+00:00

    In the Windows Command Shell:

    Go up a directory (back) is (cd, space, two periods):   cd ..

    Go to user's home is not a direct command but you can use a variable like this:  cd %userprofile%

    Not sure what you mean by bookmark, though.

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