Summary Table of Commands

Command Description
cd Change the current working directory
pwd Show the full path of the current directory
ls List the contents of a directory
du Check disk usage of files and directories
rm Remove (DANGEROUS!)
mv Moving
cp Copying

Change Directory (cd)

The cd command is used to change your current working directory.

Syntax:

cd [directory]

Examples

Move to a specific directory:

cd /home/user/Documents

Move to the parent directory:

cd ..

Move to the home directory:

cd ~

Move to the previous directory:

cd -

Print Working Directory (pwd)

The pwd command displays the full path of the current working directory.