Reference number: CH000795
How do I change directories?
Question:
How do I change directories?
Answer:Below is additional information about how to change a directory or
folder while working on a computer. Click on the below operating
system for which you're looking for information on how to change directories or
folders.
Microsoft Windows
MS-DOS
Linux / Unix
Microsoft Windows
To change folders while in Microsoft Windows, open either My
Computer or Windows Explorer and double-click the folder you wish
to move into.
Microsoft Windows users can also change directories at the
MS-DOS command prompt (command prompt) as explained below.
Information about how to get into the command prompt from within
Windows can be found on document CHDOS.
MS-DOS
To change directories while in MS-DOS, use the cd command. Below
are some basic examples of how this command can be used to change
directories.
Before changing directories, you need to know what directories
are available in the current directory. To do this, use the MS-DOS
dir command. For example, type the below command to only list
directories in the current directory.
dir /ad
See our dir command page for
additional information and examples of this command. Once you know
the directory is available, type a command similar to the below
command. The below example changes into the windows directory.
cd windows
If you need to move into multiple directories with one command,
you can use a command similar to the below example. In the below
example, the command would move into the system directory, which is
in the windows directory.
cd windows\system
Finally, if you need to move back a directory, you can use the
below command.
cd..
If you were in the Windows directory when you typed this command,
it would move you back to the C:\ directory.
See our cd command page for
additional information and examples of this command.
Linux / Unix
To change directories while in a *nix environment, use the cd
command. Below are some basic examples of how this command can be
used to change directories.
Before changing directories, you need to know what directories
are available in the current directory. To do this, use the ls
command. For example, type the below command to only list
directories in the current directory.
ls -d */
See our ls command page for
additional information and examples of this command. Once you
know the directory is available, type a command similar to the
below command. The below example changes into the public_html
directory.
cd public_html
If you need to move into multiple directories with one command,
you can use a command similar to the below example. In the below
example, the command would move into the cgi-bin directory, which
is in the public_html directory.
cd public_html/cgi-bin
Finally, if you need to move back a directory, you can use the
below command.
cd ..
If you were in the public_html directory when you typed this
command, it would move you back into the home directory.
See our cd command for
additional information and examples of this command.
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