Multi-dot paths in zsh, like `cd …`

Question

All shells understand these commands:

$ cd .
$ cd ..

And zsh will also understand:

$ cd ...
$ cd ....

Provide

Answer 1

A good option is manydots-magic, which expands ... into ../.., etc. but does it intelligently. See the link above for more details, but briefly:

• It allows you to revert the expansion with a single Backspace (if it were the last thing you typed).
  • But it won't revert explicitly typed ../..
• You can use it inline, e.g. cd a/b/..../y/z.
• Nevertheless, it won't expand when it doesn't make sense, e.g. git log branch...
• It will expand when it might make sense, but revert when you type more. e.g.
  • git diff ... -> git diff ../..
  • git diff ...b -> git diff ...b (for git diff ...branch)