3-Navigating the Filesystem - Recap - Filesystem is a Tree Structure - / is the root - /Volumes/Name of disk - . = name of current folder - .. = name of enclosing folder - ~ = home folder = /Users/Username - Moving Around the Filesystem - pwd - tells you the current working directory - if you just open a Terminal and type pwd, it should tell you that you are in your home folder - cd - change directory - 4 Uses - 1. cd (no arguments) - take me to my ~ - 2. cd - - take me to where i was last - 3. cd /path or relative path - if /path, take me to this absolute path - if relative path, take me to this directory relative to the one i am currently working in - to go from ~ to your desktop, type either: - cd ~/Desktop - cd Desktop - 4. cd .. - take me to the enclosing folder - for relative paths, you can incorporate .. - if you are in ~/Desktop, you can go to ~/Documents by - cd ../Documents - Bart Busschots - bartb.ie - impodcast.tv - podfeet.com