Fixed issues with new dots() bash function where it dit not handle the depth correctily. Dots in longer inputs are also passed normally and not handled by the function to enable things like nvim ../somefile etc.

bash/bash_functions

@@ -103,24 +103,38 @@ goto() {
 }
 
 # Easier cd'ing (aliases here because they depend on dots() function being available)
+# Alias for one level up
+#alias ..="command cd .."
 
 dots() {
-  # Count number of dots
+  # Extract the input argument
-  local depth=$(echo -n "$1" | tr -cd '.' | wc -c)
+  local input="$1"
 
-  # if no dots, stay in current directory
+  # Ensure input consists only of dots
-  if [ "depth" -eq 0 ]; then
+  if [[ ! $input =~ ^\.+$ ]]; then
-    depth=1
+    echo "Error: 'dots' function accepts only dots (.., ..., ...., etc.)"
+    return 1
   fi
 
-  for _ in $(seq 1 "$depth"); do
+  # Count the number of dots in the input
-    cd ..
+  local depth=${#input}
+
+  # If depth is 1 (single dot), stay in the current directory
+  if [ "$depth" -eq 1 ]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  # Construct the relative path based on the number of dots
+  local path=""
+  for _ in $(seq 1 "$((depth - 1))"); do
+    path+="../"
   done
 
+  # Change directory up the calculated number of levels
+  cd "$path" || return
 }
 
-# aliases for even easier navigation
+# Aliases for multiple levels
-
 alias ..='dots ..'
 alias ...='dots ...'
 alias ....='dots ....'