Quick way to switch between folders in the terminal

How to move and forward between your present and previous directories

Written by Toby Osbourn

  • Oct 2010
  • 1 minute read
  • 51 words

A couple of days ago a found a really neat trick you can use when you are in the terminal window.

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It will move you from the directory you were in to the directory you were in last, typing it again will bring you back to that first directory.

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