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How is it possible that the folder is there yet isnt in the same time?

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How is it possible that the folder is there yet isnt in the same time?

valo@Castor:~$ cd /home

valo@Castor:/home$ cd /valo

bash: cd: /valo: No such file or directory

valo@Castor:/home$ ls

valo

valo@Castor:/home$ cd /valo

bash: cd: /valo: No such file or directory

valo@Castor:/home$

directory

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How is it possible that the folder is there yet isnt in the same time?

valo@Castor:~$ cd /home

valo@Castor:/home$ cd /valo

bash: cd: /valo: No such file or directory

valo@Castor:/home$ ls

valo

valo@Castor:/home$ cd /valo

bash: cd: /valo: No such file or directory

valo@Castor:/home$

directory

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  Try cd /home/valo
  
  – user535733
  4 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  /home is / then home. You could try cd /, cd home, cd valo to get the same effect. cd ~ also can achieve what you're looking for.
  
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  4 hours ago
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

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How is it possible that the folder is there yet isnt in the same time?

valo@Castor:~$ cd /home

valo@Castor:/home$ cd /valo

bash: cd: /valo: No such file or directory

valo@Castor:/home$ ls

valo

valo@Castor:/home$ cd /valo

bash: cd: /valo: No such file or directory

valo@Castor:/home$

directory

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valo@Castor:~$ cd /home

valo@Castor:/home$ cd /valo

bash: cd: /valo: No such file or directory

valo@Castor:/home$ ls

valo

valo@Castor:/home$ cd /valo

bash: cd: /valo: No such file or directory

valo@Castor:/home$

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What the comments have suggested, but not said, is that the / character typed before the name valo makes the system look for the directory valo as a subdirectory of / or the root of the file system.

The thing about the cd command to remember is that it will either look for a "relative" path or an "absolute" path based on the path entered. When the path entered begins with a / it looks for an absolute path, meaning it starts from the root of the file system. When the character is anything else, it looks for the path to begin in the current location.

In your example, when you are in /home and type cd /valo it looks for an absolute path of / (filesystem root) valo, which does not exist. If you type cd valo it looks for valo in the current directory. If that is in the /home directory, it will find it.

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Some basic commands that you can use to navigate directories on the terminal:

cd and cd ~ will both take you to the same place - your users's home directory

pwd will print the current directory and this is also listed at the command line prompt.

If you are in the directory /home and you type ls and see

valo@Castor:/home$ ls 

valo

Then you know valo is a subdirectory of the current directory. To change to that directory, type the command:

cd valo

Some equivalent commands are cd ./valo and cd /home/valo

Sometimes these other ways of specifying the subdirectory are needed.

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What the comments have suggested, but not said, is that the / character typed before the name valo makes the system look for the directory valo as a subdirectory of / or the root of the file system.

The thing about the cd command to remember is that it will either look for a "relative" path or an "absolute" path based on the path entered. When the path entered begins with a / it looks for an absolute path, meaning it starts from the root of the file system. When the character is anything else, it looks for the path to begin in the current location.

In your example, when you are in /home and type cd /valo it looks for an absolute path of / (filesystem root) valo, which does not exist. If you type cd valo it looks for valo in the current directory. If that is in the /home directory, it will find it.

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3

What the comments have suggested, but not said, is that the / character typed before the name valo makes the system look for the directory valo as a subdirectory of / or the root of the file system.

The thing about the cd command to remember is that it will either look for a "relative" path or an "absolute" path based on the path entered. When the path entered begins with a / it looks for an absolute path, meaning it starts from the root of the file system. When the character is anything else, it looks for the path to begin in the current location.

In your example, when you are in /home and type cd /valo it looks for an absolute path of / (filesystem root) valo, which does not exist. If you type cd valo it looks for valo in the current directory. If that is in the /home directory, it will find it.

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answered 4 hours ago

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What the comments have suggested, but not said, is that the / character typed before the name valo makes the system look for the directory valo as a subdirectory of / or the root of the file system.

The thing about the cd command to remember is that it will either look for a "relative" path or an "absolute" path based on the path entered. When the path entered begins with a / it looks for an absolute path, meaning it starts from the root of the file system. When the character is anything else, it looks for the path to begin in the current location.

In your example, when you are in /home and type cd /valo it looks for an absolute path of / (filesystem root) valo, which does not exist. If you type cd valo it looks for valo in the current directory. If that is in the /home directory, it will find it.

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Some basic commands that you can use to navigate directories on the terminal:

cd and cd ~ will both take you to the same place - your users's home directory

pwd will print the current directory and this is also listed at the command line prompt.

If you are in the directory /home and you type ls and see

valo@Castor:/home$ ls 

valo

Then you know valo is a subdirectory of the current directory. To change to that directory, type the command:

cd valo

Some equivalent commands are cd ./valo and cd /home/valo

Sometimes these other ways of specifying the subdirectory are needed.

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0

Some basic commands that you can use to navigate directories on the terminal:

cd and cd ~ will both take you to the same place - your users's home directory

pwd will print the current directory and this is also listed at the command line prompt.

If you are in the directory /home and you type ls and see

valo@Castor:/home$ ls 

valo

Then you know valo is a subdirectory of the current directory. To change to that directory, type the command:

cd valo

Some equivalent commands are cd ./valo and cd /home/valo

Sometimes these other ways of specifying the subdirectory are needed.

share|improve this answer

answered 4 hours ago

Charles GreenCharles Green

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add a comment | 

Some basic commands that you can use to navigate directories on the terminal:

cd and cd ~ will both take you to the same place - your users's home directory

pwd will print the current directory and this is also listed at the command line prompt.

If you are in the directory /home and you type ls and see

valo@Castor:/home$ ls 

valo

Then you know valo is a subdirectory of the current directory. To change to that directory, type the command:

cd valo

Some equivalent commands are cd ./valo and cd /home/valo

Sometimes these other ways of specifying the subdirectory are needed.

share|improve this answer

answered 4 hours ago

Charles GreenCharles Green

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valo@Castor:/home$ ls 

valo

cd valo

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answered 4 hours ago

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answered 4 hours ago

Charles GreenCharles Green

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answered 4 hours ago

Charles GreenCharles Green

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