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Using pushd and popd for faster navigation

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sandra Henry-Stocker
Feb 21, 2014

Pushing and popping might not be your idea of a good time, but some Unix admins swear that these operations make working in multiple directories as easy as 1, 2, 3, 2, 1.

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sandra Henry-Stocker

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