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How to change to the previous working directory on the command line on Linux
Type in the command below to go to your previous working directory
cd -
or
cd $OLDPWD
Points to remember
- The “-” is short for previous working directory.
- The previous working directory is defined by the shell variable $OLDPWD.
- Everytime you use the cd command it sets the $OLDPWD environment variable.
- Thus cd $OLDPWD is the same as cd –