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authorviv1 <f2012058@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in>2015-10-19 02:50:55 +0530
committerviv1 <f2012058@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in>2015-10-19 02:50:55 +0530
commit5c8942f7bcb02a59d1e0acefb0069e80de57e01e (patch)
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[bash/en]...Added info on changing directories
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@@ -130,6 +130,15 @@ ls -l # Lists every file and directory on a separate line
# .txt files in the current directory:
ls -l | grep "\.txt"
+# Since bash works in the context of a current directory, you might want to
+# run your command in some other directory. We have cd for changing location:
+cd ~ # change to home directory
+cd .. # go up one directory
+ # (^^say, from /home/username/Downloads to /home/username)
+cd /home/username/Documents # change to specified directory
+cd ~/Documents/.. # still in home directory..isn't it??
+
+
# You can redirect command input and output (stdin, stdout, and stderr).
# Read from stdin until ^EOF$ and overwrite hello.py with the lines
# between "EOF":