Cheatsheets
Introduction
Details of the Introduction to Unix for Bioinformatics and Genomics Analysis (i2u4bga)
Commands dealing with directories
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 |
