Frequent Question: How Do You Access a File in a Directory in Linux?

How do you open a file in a directory in Linux?

File & Directory Commands

1. To navigate into the root directory, use “cd /”
2. To navigate to your home directory, use “cd” or “cd ~”
3. To navigate up one directory level, use “cd ..”
4. To navigate to the previous directory (or back), use “cd -“

How do I access a file in Linux terminal?

Press Ctrl + Alt + T . This will open the Terminal. Go To: Means you should access the folder where the extracted file is in, through Terminal.
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Other easy method that you can do is :

1. In Terminal, type cd and make a space infrot.
2. Then Drag and Drop the folder from the file browser to the Terminal.
3. Then Press Enter.