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Created March 30, 2015 23:03
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Bash cd hook
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cd.bash
cd() {
if [[ $1 =~ ^[\.]{3,}$ ]]; then
# rewrite ... as ../../ etc.
directory="../"
depth=${#1}
for i in `seq 3 $depth`; do
directory+=../
done
builtin cd "$directory"
else
builtin cd "$1"
fi
}
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iansu commented Mar 30, 2015

cd ... goes up two levels, cd .... goes up three levels, etc.

Add to your .bashrc or .bash_profile and enjoy.

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