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by VaucGiaps 4668 days ago
alias ..='cd ..'

alias ..1='cd ..'

alias ..2="cd ../.."

alias ..3="cd ../../.."

alias ..4="cd ../../../.."

alias ..5="cd ../../../../.."
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silvestrov 4668 days ago 

    alias ..='cd ..'
    alias ...='cd ../..'
    alias ....='cd ../../..'
    alias .....='cd ../../../..'
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jloughry 4668 days ago
I miss the feature of Novell Netware that used to let you type

  cd ...
to go up two levels, or analogously for as many dots as you needed. It was incredibly useful and fast. Thanks for the tip, and I'm using these aliases from now on.
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