cannot get out from directory by issuing the cd command

Question

There is a certain directory, than when entered, i cannot get out anymore.

518 :cd ..
set: Syntax Error.
519 :cd
set: Syntax Error.

I get all the time the syntax error.

The name of the dir is my home dir and then .jenkins/workspace/x build/target.

For other directories it works

What can be the reason.

Can i somehow fix this directory?

There is an alias for cd

alias cd
set old=$cwd; chdir !*;

Answer 1

You need to ensure the set command syntax is correct. If you have a whitespace in your directory name, it fails. You have to protect it from that by quoting:

alias cd
set old="$cwd"; chdir !*;