Dec 13, 2016 · Unlike the CMD.EXE CHDIR or CD command, the PowerShell Set-Location cmdlet will change drive and directory, both. Get-Help Set-Location -Full will get you more …

I read this answer but it doesn't work for Windows PowerShell. How to change the drive? EDIT: Please ignore this question. I was trying to change the drive from C: to D:. The reason it wasn't …

Mar 20, 2015 · 9 With Powershell Core 6.2.2 or later you can do cd - to navigate to your previous directory. cd is the alias for Set-Location. Adding paramerter + or - goes forward or backward …

Aug 14, 2022 · With bash I can create a directory and immediately enter it with mkdir mydir && cd $_. Is there a powershell equivalent of $_?

Oct 6, 2019 · PowerShell allows . characters to be used in command names, so submitting cd.. does not invoke the cd command (a built-in alias for the Set-Location cmdlet) with argument .. …

Jun 11, 2014 · I am a Linux guy, but am trying to be open-minded and learn some Powershell. I miss the ability to cd - back to a previous directory, like in *nix shells. Is there a similar …

Jul 8, 2012 · When using a shell such as Bash, simply typing cd without parameters will take you to your home directory. To recreate this functionality in Powershell, add this to your profile:

Nov 22, 2013 · In traditional cmd, we can use cd %programfiles% to switch directory which usually resolves to C:\\Program Files. In PowerShell, how can we go to a directory by a …

Your attempt to use cd Program Files may be inspired by cmd.exe (the legacy Command Prompt), where this syntax indeed works; however, even there it conceptually violates the …

Type cd c:\ . Now press the tab key (this is auto-complete, which will save you a lot of typing) repeatedly until it shows you a directory with spaces in the name. Notice how it delimits the …