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File and Directory Commands

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pwd - print working directory

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<application>Konsole</application> also displays this information in both the tab and title bar of its window.

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The <command>pwd</command> command displays the directory where the user is currently located (<acronym>pwd</acronym> stands for <quote>print working directory</quote>). For example, typing <screen>pwd</screen> while in the <filename class="directory">Desktop</filename> will show <computeroutput>/home/[username]/Desktop</computeroutput>. <placeholder-1/>

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cd - change directory

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The <command>cd</command> command changes directories (<acronym>cd</acronym> stands for <quote>change directory</quote>). When a terminal window is opened, it will be located in the user's home directory. Moving around the file system requires the use of <command>cd</command>.

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To navigate into the root directory, type: <screen>cd /</screen>

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To navigate to the current user's home directory, type: <screen>cd</screen> or <screen>cd ~</screen>

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The <command>~</command> character represents the current user's home directory. As shown above, <command>cd ~</command> is equivalent to <command>cd /home/username/</command>. However, when running a command as root (using <command>sudo</command>, for example), <command>~</command> points to <filename class="directory">/root</filename>. When running a <command>cd</command> command with <command>sudo</command>, the full path to the home directory must be given.

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To navigate up one directory level, type: <screen>cd ..</screen>