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How are directory paths indicated in Linux?
The root directory is /. The home directory is /home/user.
What is the default directory for the user's home directory?
The default home directory is /home/user (where "user" is the username), sometimes shortened to "~".
What is the shortcut to the login directory in linux?
"cd" with no directory takes you to your home (login) directory. In a path, ~ (tilde) means your home directory, ~usr means the home directory of user usr. For example, "cp ~/foo ~john" copies file foo from your home directory to john's.
What is the difference between the root directory your home directory and your working directory?
The root directory is the top level directory of the entire file system. Every branch starts from there. The current working directory is where you happen to be in the tree at the moment. If the root is always "/" and my process is in the directory /usr/local/bin/test/data, then the root directory is still "/" and my working directory is currently /usr/local/bin/test/data
What is the main file directory in Linux?
It is the Home Directory.
How do you make your home directory the working directory?
Use the 'cd' command without any target; that always puts you in the home directory which becomes by default the working directory.
What is the name of the home directory?
/home Or, a user's home directory will usually be /home/<username>. For example, say your user name is jsmith: /home/jsmith
What Linux commands make your home directory the working directory?
the command 'cd ~' will get you there .
What is parent directory in unix?
In Unix, the parent directory is the directory that contains the current directory. It is represented by the symbol .. (two dots). When navigating the file system, you can use this symbol to move up one level in the directory hierarchy. For example, if you are in /home/user/documents, the parent directory would be /home/user.
When in the terminal window k which command would return you to your Home directory no matter what directory is current?
To return to your Home directory from any location in the terminal, you can use the command cd ~. Alternatively, you can simply use cd without any arguments, which also takes you back to your Home directory. Both commands are effective for navigating directly to your Home directory regardless of your current location in the filesystem.
How do you change from your home directory in Linux to q2-jan14 directory?
cd /q2-jan14
What do you mean by sub directory and current directory?
Current directory/Sub-directory **************************************** The current directory is simply the directory a user is currently in - for instance: when in the Home directory, or the Music directory, and so on. A sub directory is another directory inside a main directory - for instance: in the Music Directory - Jazz, Elkie Brooks, Classical, are examples of three sub directories.
