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pajko on June 11, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: What MS-DOS Can Do That Linux Can't

You might be able to create a shell alias named "cd.." or a short bash script "/usr/bin/cd.." with the appropriate content. Have no tried though.

jmholla on June 11, 2025 [–]

A bash script won't work because it will run `cd ..` in a new process which won't affect the current shell. But, the following do work in bash:

    alias cd..="cd .."

or this in your `.bashrc` or some file you source in your `.bashrc`:

    cd..() {
      cd ..
    }

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