Quick Answer: How Do I Go Back to the Main Directory in Linux?
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What is the shortest command to take you back to the home directory?

Answer: The easiest but not only way to return to user’s home directory from any directory within a filesystem is to use cd command without any options and arguments.

What is CD command in Linux?

The cd (“change directory”) command is used to change the current working directory in Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. It is one of the most basic and frequently used commands when working on the Linux terminal. … Each time you interact with your command prompt, you are working within a directory.

Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

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