# Use CDPATH to Access Directories Faster


Set the `CDPATH` environment variable to include frequently used directories. This allows you to `cd` into them from anywhere.

For example, if you have software projects in the `~/dev/ruby` and `~/dev/go` directories, and web sites in the `~/websites` directory, you can
set `CDPATH` to include those directories so you can jump to the folders

```command
export CDPATH=.:~/dev/ruby:~/dev/go:~/websites
````

Including the current working directory (`.`) ensures you can still navigate to subdirectories without specifying a full path.

You can add this to your shell configuration files to make it permanent.