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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Navigating, or moving around, is essential to command line mastery. When you login you'll start in your home directory, /home/<your-user-name> and for whatever reason you might want to change into a different directory. This page will show you the basics of CLI navigation and present you with some questions to help you learn how to get around better. | Navigating, or moving around, is essential to command line mastery. When you login you'll start in your home directory, /home/<your-user-name> and for whatever reason you might want to change into a different directory. This page will show you the basics of CLI navigation and present you with some questions to help you learn how to get around better. | ||
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cd /home/<your-user-name> | cd /home/<your-user-name> | ||
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+ | === Example 4 === | ||
+ | Change to the /home/rwlove directory. | ||
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+ | cd /home/rwlove | ||
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+ | Change to the / directory. | ||
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+ | cd / | ||
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+ | Change back to the last directory you were in. | ||
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+ | cd - | ||
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+ | Change to the last directory you were in. | ||
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+ | cd - | ||
== Quiz == | == Quiz == | ||
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# How would you confirm where you are? | # How would you confirm where you are? | ||
# How would you list the contents of your parent directory? | # How would you list the contents of your parent directory? | ||
− | # Show a relative path that starts in your home directory and specifies the / | + | # Show a relative path that starts in your home directory and specifies the /var/log/ directory. |
+ | # If you were in the / directory how would you change to the /home/rwlove directory with a path that starts in your home directory? | ||
== Instructor Notes == | == Instructor Notes == |
Latest revision as of 14:42, 31 July 2010
This class is not currently offered. Laurel 21:42, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
Introduction
Navigating, or moving around, is essential to command line mastery. When you login you'll start in your home directory, /home/<your-user-name> and for whatever reason you might want to change into a different directory. This page will show you the basics of CLI navigation and present you with some questions to help you learn how to get around better.
Commands
cd = change directory ls = list directory contents pwd = print the working directory
Abbreviations
/ = the root directory .. = the parent directory ~ = your home directory - = the last directory you were in (not used in paths)
Examples
Example 1
Change to the /usr/local/bin directory, using an absolute path.
cd /usr/local/bin/
Example 2
Change to the /etc/init.d/ directory, using a relative path (assuming you're in your home directory)
cd ../../etc/init.d/
Example 3
Change to your home directory, using an absolute path.
cd /home/<your-user-name>
Example 4
Change to the /home/rwlove directory.
cd /home/rwlove
Change to the / directory.
cd /
Change back to the last directory you were in.
cd -
Change to the last directory you were in.
cd -
Quiz
- How would you change to the root directory?
- How would you change to the Desktop directory within your home directory?
- How would you change back to your home directory?
- How would you confirm where you are?
- How would you list the contents of your parent directory?
- Show a relative path that starts in your home directory and specifies the /var/log/ directory.
- If you were in the / directory how would you change to the /home/rwlove directory with a path that starts in your home directory?
Instructor Notes
This class needs a better introduction paragraph and a few more quiz questions.