pushd and popd

In computing, pushd and popd are commands in various Unix, DOS and Microsoft Windows command line interpreters (shells) such as Bash, cmd.exe, 4DOS/4NT and Windows PowerShell. Both commands are used to work with the command line directory stack.

The pushd command saves the current working directory in memory so it can be returned to at any time, optionally changing to a new directory. The popd command returns to the path at the top of the directory stack.

In the Windows PowerShell, pushd is a predefined command alias for the Push-Location Cmdlet and popd is a predefined command alias for the Pop-Location Cmdlet. Both serve basically the same purpose as the Unix-like pushd and popd commands.

Syntax

pushd

pushd [path | ..]

Arguments:

• path This optional command-line argument specifies the directory to make the current directory. If path is omitted, the path at the top of the directory stack is used.

popd

popd

Examples

Unix

[/usr/ports]$ pushd /etc 
/etc /usr/ports
[/etc]$ popd
/usr/ports
[/usr/ports]$

MS DOS

C:\Users\root>pushd \
 
C:\>popd
 
C:\Users\root>

See also

• List of DOS commands
• List of Unix programs

References

• Microsoft TechNet Pushd article
• Microsoft TechNet Popd article
• Bash Reference Manual: Directory Stack Builtins