Linux Operating System-Change Directory Command Explained

cd [-L | -P] directory 

cd [option] [location]

usage: cd [-L|[-P [-e]] [-@]] [dir]

The cd command stands for "Change Directory". cd changes the kernals or shells (terminal) current working directory.

anon@anon-Inspiron-3521:~$ cd /home
anon@anon-Inspiron-3521:/home$ 

Here you can see the current directory is ~$ which stands for /home/[name of user] for the users home folder. Then the current directory is changed to /home$ which means that the shell is in the main home folder. If I list out the directories, from the /home$ file

anon@anon-Inspiron-3521:/home$ ls
anon

The list of files in /home would only show the list of active home folders for the current user. I am the only user on the computer and the only home folder I have on the operating system is the one main one, so the only home folder to show is mine.

Typing cd into the terminal will change the directory to the users home folder, in my case it would be /home/anon. 

Main files to change to:

Computer Files "/"

Home Folder "/home/anon" (/home/[name of user]) also acquire the user home folder by typing "cd"

Example text for paste and entry:

cd

cd ..

cd /

cd /etc

cd /bin    

cd /dev  

cd /sbin  

cd /tmp  

cd /boot   

cd /etc  

cd /mnt    

cd /root 

cd /usr  

cd /cdrom  

cd /home  

cd /lib 

cd /opt    

cd /run   

cd /sys   

cd /var