2.5.3. Directories

These are some exercises to help you get the feel.

• Enter the command cd blah

  -> What happens?

• Enter the command cd ..

  Mind the space between "cd" and ".."! Use the pwd command.

  -> What happens?

• List the directory contents with the ls command.

  -> What do you see?

  -> What do you think these are?

  -> Check using the pwd command.

• Enter the cd command.

  -> What happens?

• Repeat step 2 two times.

  -> What happens?

• Display the content of this directory.

• Try the command cd root

  -> What happens?

  -> To which directories do you have access?

• Repeat step 4.

  Do you know another possibility to get where you are now?