cd

cd (abbreviation for change directory) is a command that allows you to change the working or current directory.

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Seven UNIX Commands you can't live without

EFF's (Extended) "Guide to the Internet (formerly known as "Big Dummy's Guide to the Internet") list cd and other essential UNIX commands.

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Examples of usage:

cd ~

This will take you to your home directory (on most systems your home directory is the one you are automatically put in when you log onto your account). You can use this to change from a deep subdirectory to a completely different directory (i.e., from a directory within another directory to a totally different directory). For example, you could change from News/alt/history directory to the public_html directory by typing:

ux1>cd ~/public_html

from your News/alt/history directory.

cd

This will also take you to your home directory.

cd ..

This will take you to the directory just above the one you are in. For example, if you were in the News/alt/history subdirectory, typing:

ux1>cd ..

would put you in the News/alt subdirectory.