CD

cd

Sadly, ls (from what you've learned so far) only shows you the contents of the directory you're currently in. To actually move around, you use cd (change directory), followed by where you want to go:

[user@linux]$ cd movies

All commands you run work relative to your current path, which is why that's called a Relative Path! You can also refer to directories and files using their Absolute Path, which shows the full location of the file starting all the way from root.

As you may or may not know, you're in your home directory right now!

• Absolute Path → The full, direct path from root, i.e. /home/user/movies
• Relative Path → The partial path relative to your current directory, i.e. if you're inside /home/user (your home directory), you can use cd movies instead of cd /home/user/movies

Getting back out

Remember those path shortcuts from Path Pandemonium? This is where they come in handy:

Lost? Run pwd to see exactly where you are.