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Old 06-02-2011
Hammer & Screwdriver cd to parent directory

Is there anyway i can cd to the parent directory of my current directory without using .. entries?
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Old 06-02-2011
Code:
cd $(dirname $PWD)

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Old 06-02-2011
linux17:

I'm curious. Why are you trying to avoid ".." ?
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Old 06-02-2011
Hmm, it probably can't be anything but homework ...
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Old 06-03-2011
Looks like it is jlliagre
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Old 06-03-2011
Code:
cd ${PWD%/*}

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Old 06-03-2011
Possible answers moderated until the homework question is answered.
 
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