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cd — Change the current working directory. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/ba

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Problem

How to use the cd command: Change the current working directory. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#index-cd>.

Solution

cd — Change the current working directory. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bash.html#index-cd>.

Go to the specified directory:

cd {{path/to/directory}}

Go up to the parent of the current directory:

cd ..

Go to the home directory of the current user:

cd

Go to the home directory of the specified user:

cd ~{{username}}

Go to the previously chosen directory:

cd -

Go to the root directory:

cd /

Code Snippets

Go to the specified directory

cd {{path/to/directory}}

Go up to the parent of the current directory

cd ..

Go to the home directory of the current user

cd

Go to the home directory of the specified user

cd ~{{username}}

Go to the previously chosen directory

cd -

Context

tldr-pages: common/cd

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