How to use the cd command in Linux

Created Jul 1, 2021 at 15:20

The cd command, also known as chdir (change directory), is a command-line shell command used to change the current working directory in various operating systems. It can be used in shell scripts and batch files.

Change from current directory to /usr/local/bin.

Change

cd /usr/local/bin

pwd

/usr/local/bin

Switch back to previous directory where you working earlier

Switch back

cd -

Change Current directory to parent directory.

cd ..

Show last working directory from where we moved (use ‘–‘ switch) as shown.

cd --

Move to users home directory from anywhere.

cd ~

Change to a directory containing white spaces.

cd test\ installmd/

/root

The syntax for the cd command is as follows:

Usage: 
  cd [-L|[-P [-e]]] [dir]

OPTIONS:
-L
Follow symbolic links . By default, cd behaves as if the -L option is specified.
-P
Don’t follow symbolic links. In other words, when this option is specified, and you try to navigate to a symlink that points to a directory, the cd will change into the directory.