Alias to ssh and cd into a specific directory I want an alias to SSH into another machine and then CD into a specific directory.

I try:

alias appl="ssh 9@lon.orb.com; cd /opt/tomcat/instances/"


It does not work.  Any ideas?
It doesn't work because the cd is executed on your local machine
when the ssh does terminate.

Here is the way to do it:

alias appl="ssh 9@lon.orb.com 'cd /opt/tomcat/instances ; exec ${SHELL} -i'"