To change the current working directory in a Linux terminal using the cd command, you can use the following syntax:
cd <directory>
Where <directory> is the path to the directory you want to navigate to.
For example, to navigate to the /home/user directory, you can use the following command:
cd /home/user
To navigate to a subdirectory within the current directory, you can specify the subdirectory name after the cd command. For example, to navigate to the documents subdirectory within the current directory, you can use the following command:
cd documents
You can also use the cd command with the .. notation to navigate to the parent directory of the current directory. For example, to navigate to the parent directory of the current directory, you can use the following command:
cd ..
You can use the cd command with the - notation to switch back to the previous directory. For example, to switch back to the directory you were in before the current directory, you can use the following command:
cd -
You can also use the cd command with the ~ notation to navigate to your home directory. For example, to navigate to your home directory, you can use the following command:
cd ~
It's worth noting that the cd command only works for directories that you have permission to access. If you don't have permission to access a directory, you will receive an error message when you try to navigate to it.
You can use the pwd command to print the current working directory. This can be helpful for verifying that you are in the expected directory.
pwd
You can use the ls command to list the contents of the current directory. This can be helpful for identifying the subdirectories and files within the current directory.
ls