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# bd
#### Description
Quickly go back to a specific parent directory in bash instead of typing "cd ../../.." redundantly.
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**How to use:**
If you are in this path `/home/user/project/src/org/main/site/utils/file/reader/whatever`
and you want to go to `site` directory quickly,
then just type:
`bd site`
In fact, You can simply type <code>bd *\<starting few letters\>*</code> like `bd s` or `bd si`
If there are more than one directories with same name up in the hierarchy, bd will take you to the closest. (Not considering the immediate parent.)
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**Other uses:**
Using bd within backticks (<code>\`bd \<letter(s)\>\`</code>) prints out the path without changing the current directory.
You can take advantage of that by combining <code>\`bd \<letter(s)\>\`</code> with other commands such as ls, ln, echo, zip, tar etc.
**Example:**
1. If you just want to list the contents of a parent directory,
without going there, then you can use:
<code>ls \`bd p\`</code>
in the given example, it will list the contents of
`/home/user/project/`
2. If you want to execute a file somewhere in a parent directory,
<code>\`bd p\`/build.sh</code>
will execute `/home/user/project/build.sh` while not changing the
current directory.
3. If you reside in `/home/user/project/src/org/main/site/utils/file/reader/whatever`
and want to change to `/home/user/project/test`, then try
<code>cd \`bd p\`/test</code>
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**Screenshot:**
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**Thanks:**
* [@jaysh](https://github.com/jaysh) - Autocomplete support
* [@rmhsilva](https://github.com/rmhsilva) - Case-Insensitive directory name matching
* [@janosgyerik](https://github.com/janosgyerik) - Test cases, BSD support
* [@phls](https://github.com/phls) - Packaging bd for Debian
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**See also:**
* [Tarrasch/zsh-bd](https://github.com/Tarrasch/zsh-bd) - bd for zsh
* [0rax/fish-bd](https://github.com/0rax/fish-bd) - bd for [fish](http://fishshell.com/) shell
* [rvraghav93/win-bd](https://github.com/rvraghav93/win-bd) - bd for command prompt.
* [peterwvj/eshell-up](https://github.com/peterwvj/eshell-up) - bd inspired command for Emacs' eshell.
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