Quick Answer: Linux How to Go Back a Directory?

Quick Answer: Linux How to Go Back a Directory?
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File & Directory Commands

  • To navigate into the root directory, use “cd /”
  • To navigate to your home directory, use “cd” or “cd ~”
  • To navigate up one directory level, use “cd ..”
  • To navigate to the previous directory (or back), use “cd -“

How do I go back a directory in command prompt?

To go back up a directory:

  1. To go up one level, type cd ..\
  2. To go up two levels, type cd ..\..\

How do I go back two directories in Linux?

To navigate up one directory level, use “cd ..” To navigate to the previous directory (or back), use “cd -” To navigate into the root directory, use “cd /” To navigate through multiple levels of directory at once, specify the full directory path that you want to go to.

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