Linux dirs command - displays a list of directories

Linux dirs command: displays a list of directories.

Linux dirs command Function Description

Use the dirs command to display a list of directories or, if unoptioned, the current list of directories.

Linux dirs command Syntax

dirs [Option]

The meaning of each option in the command is shown in the table.

Option	Description
+n	Display the nth directory from the left, starting from 0
-n	Display the nth directory from the right, starting from 0
-p	One entry per line shows the directory stack
-l	Generate a long list, the default list format uses wavy lines to represent home directories
-c	Empty the directory stack by deleting all entries
-v	One entry per row shows the directory stack, where each entry has its index

Linux dirs command Example

Commonly used examples

# Add a directory to the stack.
[user2@pc ~]dirs
~
[user2@pc ~] pushd -n ~/Desktop
~ ~/Desktop
[user2@pc ~]pushd -n ~/Pictures
~ ~/Pictures ~/Desktop
[user2@pc ~] pushd -n ~/bin
~ ~/bin ~/Pictures ~/Desktop

# Examples of options and parameters:
[user2@pc ~]dirs -l
/home/user2 /home/user2/bin /home/user2/Pictures /home/user2/Desktop
[user2@pc ~] dirs -p
~
~/bin
~/Pictures
~/Desktop
[user2@pc ~]dirs -v
 0  ~
 1  ~/bin
 2  ~/Pictures
 3  ~/Desktop
[user2@pc ~] dirs +2
~/Pictures
[user2@pc ~]dirs -2
~/bin
[user2@pc ~] dirs -c
[user2@pc ~]$ dirs
~

Displays a list of directories.

dirs

Output:

Display a list of directories, producing a long list

[root@rhel ～]# dirs -l
/root

Display a list of directories, one entry per line showing the directory stack

[root@rhel ～]# dirs -p
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