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Syntax

$cd [DIRECTORY]

Examples

Examples

$cd /home

Examples

$cd ..

Typical use cases

Go home

cd ~

Parent directory

cd ..

Previous directory

cd -

Note Shell builtin. Use cd - to return to the previous directory.

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