Navigating between directories efficiently

Working on the command line efficiently means to jump between directories as fast as possible.

Along with using plugins such as autojump, pushd and popd etc, I also use some custom aliases that I have created over time which help me be more efficient.

One such alias that I use is

cd.. n
where n represents the number of directory levels you want to move up

The script is very crisp and elegant

function cd_up() {
  cd $(printf "%0.s../" $(seq 1 $1 ));
}
alias 'cd..'='cd_up'

script credits : grigory-k

Add this function to ~/.bashrc to be able to use the alias anywhere.

Usage:

Let us assume my current working directory is ~/interleap/Desktop/work/projects/userclient

~/interleap/Desktop/work/projects/userclient$ cd.. 2
~/interleap/Desktop/work$ cd.. 3
~

Script breakdown

e.g.

cd $(printf "%0.s../" $(seq 1 3 ));
produces:
cd ../../../
Output
Jumps up 3 directories

Hope you enjoyed it :)