UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

however, it still wasn't the solution. But the idea for a function was accurate. (I don't know why I didn't try it before)!

I understand how your example works now, (the difference is that the directory I want to change into is the 3rd from the front, but can be any number on the right of the variable) but I thought why not put my script in my bash file as a function, which did the trick.



i.e.
# was goto before
go2()
{
current_directory=`pwd | cut -f 4 -d "/"`;
new_directory=`pwd | sed s=$current_directory=$1=`
cd $new_directory
}


Works beautifully, any number of directories down... It's meant to be a time saver when I am like down 10-15 directories and changing to the parallel environment I would either have to recall all the directories (by memory) or copy and paste the directory name (which it would break sometimes the line, so it takes time).

Although your script wasn't exactly what I was looking for LivinFree, thanks for your help as I wouldn't have found my solution without it AND I learnt something.

and FYI everyone:
I renamed the function though, I just realised that there is a man page for goto which I thought was only some DOS based thing for batch files. Although it doesn't cause any confliction, "yet," I thougth it was best to rename to go2. Just in case!

Another simple way to save directory paths that you go to often is to use the "alias" command set up in your login .profile

ie:

alias logs='cd /usr/local/bin/logs'

So then by typing logs at your command prompt you will go right there.