How Does Cd Work Linux?
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The cd command is used to change the current directory (i.e., the directory in which the user is currently working) in Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. … This provides a convenient means of toggling between two directories. When a directory name is provided, cd changes the current directory to it.

How do I CD 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 -“

2 июл. 2016 г.

What is CD etc command in Linux?

This command cd /etc changes directory to the directory specified after the slash / . The /etc refers to a folder in the root called etc . If the linux user was inside the /etc folder, typing cd / would bring the user to the root.

Alexander Ross

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