Navigating in the Linux File System
on Linux, Tips
In pair programming instances,
I got tired of typing ../ when using cd.
The extra seconds add up over time.
Of course, a quick google search revealed
a number of solutions to speed this up.
up
There are a number of more advanced solutions
such as z
or a combination of find or locate
with fzf that I now use that allow me to move
around quickly in the filesystem. I still wanted
a separate simpler solution. Essentially, the use of ..
for the cd argument could be replaced with an
integer. Instead of implementing something of my
own, I found up.
Instead of cd ../../.., I now use up 3.
Bonus
Given PWD is something like .../src/routes/Counter/components,
then I can use up routes to end up in .../src/routes. It also
supports partial directory names and comes with autocompletion!