Set-LocationEx.ps1

# Implement cd -
# Nice inspiration from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31888580/a-better-way-to-check-if-a-path-exists-or-not-in-powershell
if (Test-Path alias:cd)
{
    Remove-Item alias:cd | Out-Null
}

$_locationStack = New-Object System.Collections.Stack

$SetLocationCmd = Get-Command Set-Location
$SetLocationCmdMetadata = New-Object System.Management.Automation.CommandMetadata $SetLocationCmd

$Binding = [System.Management.Automation.ProxyCommand]::GetCmdletBindingAttribute($SetLocationCmdMetadata)
$Params = [System.Management.Automation.ProxyCommand]::GetParamBlock($SetLocationCmdMetadata)

$Command = {
    try 
    { 
        $currentDirectory = (Get-Location).Path
        $p = $PSBoundParameters[$PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName]
        if ( -not $p)
        {
            $PSBoundParameters[$PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName] = $HOME
        }

        if ($p -eq "-")
        {
            if ($_locationStack.Count -eq 0) 
            {
                $p = "."
            } 
            else 
            {
                $p = $_locationStack.Pop()
            }
            
            $PSBoundParameters[$PSCmdlet.ParameterSetName] = $p
            Set-Location @PSBoundParameters
        }
        else
        {
            Set-Location @PSBoundParameters
            if ($?)
            {
                if ($_locationStack.Count -eq 0 -or $_locationStack.Peek() -ne $p)
                {
                    $_locationStack.Push($currentDirectory)
                }
            }
        }
    }
    catch { throw $_ }
}

$Function:cd = '{0}param({1}) {2}' -f $Binding,$Params,$Command

I know it's been a while, but how is this exactly used? This is a really useful script, and I'd like to know using it so it works as an "cd -", as mentioned in your comment here: https://www.hanselman.com/blog/SpendLessTimeCDingAroundDirectoriesWithThePowerShellZShortcut.aspx

I source it from my profile by adding this line to it:

. ./Set-LocationEx.ps1

If you just want to try it out, you can just do the same from the command line prompt.

Got it, but for some reason, it doesn't work with paths that are "longer". For example, going from:

C:\Users\Dude\Downloads ---> C:\Users\Dude\Downloads\example

works, but going from
C:\Users\Dude\Downloads ---> C:\Users\Dude\Documents\Stuff\More Stuff

Doesn't throwing a

cd: Can't find acces route 'C:\Users\Dude\Documents\Stuff\More Stuff\- because it doesn't exist+
+ cd -
+ ~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : ObjectNotFound: (C:\Users\Dude\D...shell scripts\-:String) [Set-Location], ItemNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : PathNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.SetLocationCommand'

Any idea what it might be?

Uh.. I'm using it daily and have for years and I have never experienced anything like that. Neither on Windows Powershell nor Powershell core.. I know it doesn't really help you - sorry about that..