Display the list of currently remembered directories.
Syntax
dirs [+N | -N] [-clpv]
Options
+N Displays the Nth directory (counting from the left of the list
printed by dirs when invoked without options), starting with
zero.
-N Displays the Nth directory (counting from the right of the list
printed by dirs when invoked without options), starting with
zero.
-c Clears the directory stack by deleting all of the elements.
-l Produces a longer listing; the default listing format uses a tilde to denote
the home directory.
-p Causes dirs to print the directory stack with one entry per
line.
-v Causes dirs to print the directory stack with one entry per
line, prefixing each entry with its index in the stack.
Equivalent to `ls -C -b’; that is,by default files are listed in columns, sorted vertically, and special characters are represented by backslash escape sequences.
This is a BASH shell builtin, to display your local syntax from the bash prompt type: help dirs
Related linux commands:
popd – Restore the previous value of the current directory saved by `pushd’
pushd – Save and then change the current directory
Equivalent Windows commands: PUSHD/ POPD
