Linux/Unix – How to go to previous directory

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To go to previous working directory is Linux is a frequently occurring need. These are two ways to achieve it:

  1. Using dash (-) 
    $ cd -
  2. Using env variable OLDPWD 
    $ cd $OLDPWD

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