pushd(1)

NAME
pushd - push directory to directory stack

  Synopsis

pushd [DIRECTORY]

  Description
The pushd function adds DIRECTORY to the top of the directory stack and makes it the current working directory. popd will pop it off and return to the original directory.

Without arguments, it exchanges the top two directories in the stack.

pushd +NUMBER rotates the stack counter-clockwise i.e. from bottom to top

pushd -NUMBER rotates clockwise i.e. top to bottom.

See also dirs and dirs -c.

You may be interested in the cdh command which provides a more intuitive way to navigate to recently visited directories.

  Example

pushd /usr/src
  Working directory is now /usr/src
  Directory stack contains /usr/src

pushd /usr/src/fish-shell
  Working directory is now /usr/src/fish-shell
  Directory stack contains /usr/src /usr/src/fish-shell

pushd /tmp/
  Working directory is now /tmp
  Directory stack contains /tmp /usr/src /usr/src/fish-shell

pushd +1
  Working directory is now /usr/src
  Directory stack contains /usr/src /usr/src/fish-shell /tmp

popd
  Working directory is now /usr/src/fish-shell
  Directory stack contains /usr/src/fish-shell /tmp