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To navigate through multiple levels of directories at once, specify the full directory path that you want to go to. For example, type: <screen>cd /var/www</screen> to go directly to the <filename class="directory">/www</filename> subdirectory of <filename class="directory">/var/</filename>. As another example, type: <screen>cd ~/Desktop</screen> to move you to the <filename class="directory">Desktop</filename> subdirectory inside your home directory.
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Located in
basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:140(para)
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pwd
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Located in
basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:157(title)
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<application>Xfce4 Terminal</application> also displays this information in the title bar of its window.
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Located in
basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:167(para)
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The <command>pwd</command> command outputs which directory you are currently located in (<acronym>pwd</acronym> stands for <quote>print working directory</quote>). For example, typing <screen>pwd</screen> in the <filename class="directory">Desktop</filename> directory, will show <computeroutput>/home/username/Desktop</computeroutput>. <placeholder-1/>
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Located in
basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:158(para)
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The <command>ls</command> command outputs a list of the files in the current directory. For example, typing <screen>ls ~</screen> will show you the files that are in your home directory.
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Located in
basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:177(para)
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Used with the <command>-l</command> options, <command>ls</command> outputs various other information alongside the filename, such as the current permissions on the file, and the file's owner.
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Located in
basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:183(para)
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The <command>cp</command> command makes a copy of a file. For example, type: <screen>cp foo bar</screen> to make an exact copy of <filename>foo</filename> and name it <filename>bar</filename>. <filename>foo</filename> will be unchanged.
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Located in
basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:192(para)
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The <command>mv</command> command moves a file to a different location or will rename a file. Examples are as follows: <screen>mv foo bar</screen> will rename the file <filename>foo</filename> to <filename>bar</filename>. <screen>mv foo ~/Desktop</screen> will move the file <filename>foo</filename> to your <filename class="directory">Desktop</filename> directory but will not rename it.
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Located in
basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:203(para)
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rm
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Located in
basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:216(title)
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<command>rm</command> is used to delete files. <screen>rm foo</screen> deletes the file <filename>foo</filename> from the current directory.
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Located in
basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:217(para)
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