i know - i'm replying to my own post ... :) <pedant>
unquoted lines are changed
> cd() {
local p="$1"
> while :; do
local np="${p//.../../..}"
> test "$p" == "$np" && break
> p="$np"
> done
> builtin cd "$p"
> }
</pedant>
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