popd Command Examples

Remove a directory placed on the directory stack via the pushd shell built-in. See also pushd to place a directory on the stack and dirs to display directory stack contents. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/html_node/Directory-Stack-Builtins.html.

• Remove the top directory from the stack and cd to it:

popd

• Remove the Nth directory (starting from zero to the left from the list printed with dirs):

popd +N

• Remove the Nth directory (starting from zero to the right from the list printed with dirs):

popd -N

• Remove the 1st directory (starting from zero to the left from the list printed with dirs):

popd -n