Showing posts with label goto previous directory in linux. Show all posts
Showing posts with label goto previous directory in linux. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

cd linux command

cd - To change the current directory.

Syntax :
cd /path/to/the/directory


cd .. :  Used to go back one directory on the majority of all Unix shells. It is important that the space between the cd and the ..

Examples:


cd hope 
The above example would go into the hope directory if it exists.

cd ../home/users/computerhope
The above example would go back one directory and then go into the home/users/computerhope directory.

cd ../../
Next, the above example would go back two directories.

cd
Finally, typing just cd alone will move you into the home directory. If you're familiar with MS-DOS and how typing cd alone prints the working directory. Linux and Unix users can print the working directory by using the pwd command.