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layout: page
category-page: fs
category-title: FileSystem
tags: change directory
author: Alessandro Marinelli
title: cd
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<!-- Co-authored with Mirko Ponzio -->
<p>
The <code>cd</code> command is used to change the working directory<br>
The name stands for <i>Change Directory</i>.<br>
The default cd command syntax is:
<pre>
cd [flags] [path]
</pre>
Where [flags] are the cd flags, read below for more info,and [path] is the
path (absolute or relative), of the directory which we want to make as working directory.<br><br>
<h3>Change the working directory</h3>
Let's see how to use the command <code>cd</code> in order to change the working directory
<pre>
pwd
~
cd Desktop/multimedia
pwd
~/Desktop/multimedia
</pre>
As you can see, we changed the working directory from ~ (which stands for HOME),
to "multimedia". Now our Shell will work on the directory "multimedia"
until a new <code>cd</code> will occour.<br>
<b> Notice:</b> If you want to move to a directory which is not contained in the
current working directory, you <u>MUST</u> use the absolute path.
</p>