The Forge
Field Notes for Knowledge Work
» Unit 2: Finding Your Way
Follow along
ls
ls -l
pwd
man man (q to exit)
mkdir test/
cd test
cd ..
cd ~
cd /
# what does that do?
cd .
history
fortune
cal
Your turn
- navigate to your home directory
- find your Downloads directory
- find your Documents directory
- Explore: Filesystem Hierarchy Standard; Take the Linux Filesystem Tour
Notes: Tab complete everything. Do not advance until you understand the difference between relative and absolute paths. Man everything, *nix has amazing documentation.
Bonus: pushd
, popd
, cd -