How Do I Navigate to Desktop in Linux?
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How do I get to the desktop in terminal?

Within Terminal we first need to navigate to the Desktop. If you are already in your home directory, you can type cd Desktop and then pwd to confirm you are in the right spot.

How do I get to the desktop folder in Ubuntu?

To enter your user’s Desktop directory, run cd ~/Desktop (the ~ is expanded into your user’s home directory). If your Desktop directory doesn’t exist, you can create it via mkdir ~/Desktop . Show activity on this post. cd Desktop/ Goes to the Desktop directory if you are in your home directory.

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