.. _cmd-cdh:

cdh - change to a recently visited directory
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Synopsis
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.. synopsis::

    cdh [DIRECTORY]

Description
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``cdh`` with no arguments presents a list of :ref:`recently visited directories <directory-history>`.
You can then select one of the entries by letter or number.
You can also press :kbd:`Tab` to use the completion pager to select an item from the list.
If you give it a single argument it is equivalent to ``cd DIRECTORY``.

Note that the ``cd`` command limits directory history to the 25 most recently visited directories.
The history is stored in the :envvar:`dirprev` and :envvar:`$dirnext` variables, which this command manipulates.
If you make those universal variables, your ``cd`` history is shared among all fish instances.

See Also
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- the :ref:`dirh <cmd-dirh>` command to print the directory history
- the :ref:`prevd <cmd-prevd>` command to move backward
- the :ref:`nextd <cmd-nextd>` command to move forward