Navigate between Directories

cd

Definition:

cd — short for “change directory” — is used to change Shell’s current working directory. We use this command frequently to work around the hierarchy of our file system. This command is similar to chdir command in MS-DOS.

Syntax:

cd [option] [directory_name]

Options:

Option	Meaning
/	To change the current directory to Root directory
-L	This mode lets cd move directly to the directory the link is pointing to
-P	This mode is opposite of -L. It uses physical directories and does not follow symbolic links
-e	This option is only used to show an error in case the cd command fails to determine the directory

Example:

• To move from current directory to parent directory

cd ..