diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "navigate"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
+clap = { version = "4.5.0", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# navigate
+
+This repository implements a custom shell command for changing directories. It should solve some issues I have with `cd` and `pushd`.
diff --git a/bash_setup.sh b/bash_setup.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+export PATH="$PATH:$PWD/target/debug/"
+pid=( $(ps -o ppid) )
+
+nav() {
+    cd "$(navigate ${pid[-2]} $*)"
+}
+
+push() {
+    cd "$(navigate ${pid[-2]} push $*)"
+}
+
+pop() {
+    cd "$(navigate ${pid[-2]} pop $*)"
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
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+use std::env;
+
+
+fn main()
+{
+    let mut args : Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
+    let pid  : i32         = args[1].parse().unwrap();
+
+    // remove arguments which don't require parsing
+    args.remove(0); // remove command name
+    args.remove(0); // remove pid
+
+    for arg in args
+    {
+        if !(arg.clone().chars().nth(0).unwrap() == '-')
+        {
+            println!("{}", arg)
+        }
+    }    
+}