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Revision as of 15:32, 2 October 2016
Contents
Introduction
Details of the Introduction to Unix for Bioinformatics and Genomics Analysis (i2u4bga)
Commands dealing with directories
special directories / paths
| Command | Meaning |
|---|---|
cd or cd ~
|
change to $HOME directory |
cd - or cd -
|
change to previous directory location |
ls -ld <dirname>
|
list details of the named directory |
special directories / paths
| Symbol(s) | Meaning |
|---|---|
. or ./
|
current, present working directory (relative) |
.. or ../
|
Parent directory (relative) |
../../
|
Parent of the parent (relative) |
~
|
Home directory, $HOME also works (absolute) |
/
|
System root directory, not a place to stay in! (absolute) |
/path/to
|
Common placeholder for absolute path to somewhere (absolute) |
