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= Changing directories =

* Directories are the same as folders. In linux "directory" is more common.
* Directories within directories are called subdirectories"
* The command used to change directories is <code>cd</code>
* Think of your directory structure, (i.e. this set of nested file folders you are in), as a tree structure
* The simplest directory change you can do is move into a directory directly above or below the one you are in.

== Exercises ==
* To change directory to the one above your are in, use the shortcut symbol learnt above
cd ..
* To returns to the last directory you were working in before this one.
cd –
To change to a directory one below you are in, just use the cd command followed by the subdirectory name:
cd subdir_name
* If you need to change directory without worrying where you are now, you could explicitly state the full or absolute path:
cd /usr/local/bin
* If you wish to return to your home directory at any time, just type cd by itself.
cd
* Type
cd utr
* Type it again. Why doesn't this work?

* Change directory into the /usr/bin directory by typing
cd /usr/bin

* List the files in this directory. This is the main directory of runnable programs on the system.
* How can you get back to your home directory from here?

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