Command Line Change Directory - Directories cd

To change directories on the command line, simply use cd


To change to the directory "docs", provided "docs" is in the directory in which you currently reside, type at the prompt:

cd docs

The prompt in my terminal is "chris$", so the above command looks like this:
chris$ cd docs

To change one directory up:

cd ..
or
cd ../


To change to directory "docs" if it resides one level up:

cd ../docs


To change to directory "docs" if it resides two levels up, type:

cd ../../docs


To change to the home directory on your machine, type:

cd /


Copy and Paste Command Line Code:

cd ..
cd ../../
cd NameOfDirectory
cd /

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COMMAND LINE TIPS:

To see a list of commands on your Unix or Mac machine, type:

man builtin
or
man cd

The "enter/return" key or "down arrow" key will page down, and "q" will return you to the prompt.


To see a list of operands (options/arguments) for a specific command, type:

man CommandYouWantToKnowAbout

example:

man ls

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