Script started on Sat 12 Jun 2004 01:58:45 PM EDT
# Illustration of directory stack manipulation in Linux

# display directory stack
% dirs
~
% cd data/cop3344/

# push current directory on to the directory stack
% pushd .
~/data/cop3344 ~/data/cop3344

% cd ..
% dirs
~/data ~/data/cop3344

# push fedoraconfig on to the directory stack
% pushd fedoraconfig
~/data/fedoraconfig ~/data ~/data/cop3344

# swap the top two (leftmost two) entries of the direcory stack
% pushd
~/data ~/data/fedoraconfig ~/data/cop3344

% cd /etc
% dirs
/etc ~/data/fedoraconfig ~/data/cop3344

% pushd .
/etc /etc ~/data/fedoraconfig ~/data/cop3344

% cd /mnt
% dirs
/mnt /etc ~/data/fedoraconfig ~/data/cop3344

# rotate the dir stack so that the rightmost (-0) directory becomes
# the top (leftmost and current working) directory 
% pushd -0
~/data/cop3344 /mnt /etc ~/data/fedoraconfig

# rotate the dir stack so that the second rightmost (-1) directory becomes
# the top (leftmost and current working) directory 
% pushd -1
/etc ~/data/fedoraconfig ~/data/cop3344 /mnt

# rotate the dir stack so that the third rightmost (-2) directory becomes
# the top (leftmost and current working) directory 
% pushd -2
~/data/fedoraconfig ~/data/cop3344 /mnt /etc

# rotate the dir stack so that the fourth rightmost (-3) directory becomes
# the top (leftmost and current working) directory 
% pushd -3
~/data/fedoraconfig ~/data/cop3344 /mnt /etc

# rotate the dir stack so that the leftmost (+0) directory becomes
# the top (leftmost and current working) directory 
% pushd +0
~/data/fedoraconfig ~/data/cop3344 /mnt /etc

# rotate the dir stack so that the second leftmost (+1) directory becomes
# the top (leftmost and current working) directory 
% pushd +1
~/data/cop3344 /mnt /etc ~/data/fedoraconfig

# rotate the dir stack so that the third leftmost (+2) directory becomes
# the top (leftmost and current working) directory 
% pushd +2
/etc ~/data/fedoraconfig ~/data/cop3344 /mnt

# rotate the dir stack so that the fourth leftmost (+3) directory becomes
# the top (leftmost and current working) directory 
% pushd +3
/mnt /etc ~/data/fedoraconfig ~/data/cop3344

# pop the top (leftmost) directory
% popd
/etc ~/data/fedoraconfig ~/data/cop3344

# swap the top two (leftmost two) entries of the direcory stack
% pushd
~/data/fedoraconfig /etc ~/data/cop3344

# pop the top (leftmost) directory
% popd
/etc ~/data/cop3344

# pop the top (leftmost) directory
% popd
~/data/cop3344

% exit

Script done on Sat 12 Jun 2004 02:02:25 PM EDT