From 5c8942f7bcb02a59d1e0acefb0069e80de57e01e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: viv1 Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 02:50:55 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] [bash/en]...Added info on changing directories --- bash.html.markdown | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/bash.html.markdown b/bash.html.markdown index 211d2944..dfbf9a89 100644 --- a/bash.html.markdown +++ b/bash.html.markdown @@ -130,6 +130,15 @@ ls -l # Lists every file and directory on a separate line # .txt files in the current directory: ls -l | grep "\.txt" +# Since bash works in the context of a current directory, you might want to +# run your command in some other directory. We have cd for changing location: +cd ~ # change to home directory +cd .. # go up one directory + # (^^say, from /home/username/Downloads to /home/username) +cd /home/username/Documents # change to specified directory +cd ~/Documents/.. # still in home directory..isn't it?? + + # You can redirect command input and output (stdin, stdout, and stderr). # Read from stdin until ^EOF$ and overwrite hello.py with the lines # between "EOF":