Linux Commands for Beginners - Listing and Changing Directories (ls. cd) Part 1

Basic Linux terminal commands and actions for beginners. This video will go over changing file directories (cd) and listing files in a given directory. (ls)

Check out part 2 going over moving and copy/paste files and directories.

00:00 - Introduction
00:36 - Listing Contents
01:22 - Listing Options
03:00 - Help Option and Tips
03:46 - Listing Other Directories
04:57 - Changing Directories
06:02 - Double Dots
07:07 - Previous Directory
07:22 - Home Directory
08:04 - Dealing with Spaces
09:45 - cd Help Page

The cd (“change directory”) command is used to change the current working directory in Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. It is one of the most basic and frequently used commands when working on the Linux terminal. ls is a utility for listing the files in a directory.

Source:

sudo apt install hollywood
or search on the AUR if running an Arch-based system!

[shubhamdang]

Hello, I have a doubt... ls command is displaying the relative path of the file opened in vim instead of the names of all the contents ... Do you have any idea how to change it to normal

[skedyt]

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