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Title:
How do I prevent 'cd' command from going to home directory?
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Use gedit ~/.bashrc and insert these lines at the bottom:
cd() {
[[ $# -eq 0 ]] && return
builtin cd "$@"
}
Open a new terminal and now when you type cd with no parameters you simply stay in the same directory.
TL;DR
If you want to be really elaborate you can put in a help screen when no parameters are passed:
$ cd
cd: missing operand
Usage:
cd ~ Change to home directory. Equivelent to 'cd /home/$USER'
cd - Change to previous directory before last 'cd' command
cd .. Move up one directory level
cd ../.. Move up two directory levels
cd ../sibling Move up one directory level and change to sibling directory
cd /path/to/ Change to specific directory '/path/to/' eg '/var/log'
The expanded code to accomplish this is:
cd() {
if [[ $# -eq 0 ]] ; then
cat << 'EOF'
cd: missing operand
Usage:
cd ~ Change to home directory. Equivelent to 'cd /home/$USER'
cd - Change to previous directory before last 'cd' command
cd .. Move up one directory level
cd ../.. Move up two directory levels
cd ../sibling Move up one directory level and change to sibling directory
cd /path/to/ Change to specific directory '/path/to/' eg '/var/log'
EOF
return
fi
builtin cd "$@"
}