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Change Directory - change the current working directory to a specific Folder.

SYNTAX 
      cd [-LP] [directory]

OPTIONS
    -P  : Do not follow symbolic links
    -L  : Follow symbolic links (default)

If directory is not given, the value of the HOME shell variable is used.

If the shell variable CDPATH exists, it is used as a search path.
If directory begins with a slash, CDPATH is not used.

If directory is `-', this will change to the previous directory location (equivalent to $OLDPWD ).

The return status is zero if the directory is successfully changed, non-zero otherwise.

Examples

move to the sybase folder
$ cd  /usr/local/sybase
$ pwd
/usr/local/sybase

Change to another folder
$ cd /var/log
$ pwd
/var/log

Quickly get back
$ cd –
$ pwd
/usr/local/sybase

move up one folder
$cd ..
$ pwd
/usr/local/

$ cd     (Back to your home folder)

"I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you're an idiot" - Steve Martin

Related Linux Bash commands:

pwd - Print Working Directory

Windows equivalent commands:

CD - Change Directory - move to a specific Folder
PUSHD - Save and then change the current directory

Simon Sheppard
SS64.com