examples for directory in linux or working with Directory commands

working with directories

1. Display your current directory.

ANS:pwd

2. Change to the /etc directory.

ANS:cd /etc

3. Now change to your home directory using only three key presses.

ANS:cd (and the enter key)

4. Change to the /boot/grub directory using only eleven key presses.

ANS:cd /boot/grub (use the tab key)

5. Go to the parent directory of the current directory.

ANS:cd .. (with space between cd and ..)

6. Go to the root directory.

ANS:cd /

7. List the contents of the root directory.

ANS:ls

8. List a long listing of the root directory.

ANS:ls –l

9. Stay where you are, and list the contents of /etc.

ANS:ls /etc

10. Stay where you are, and list the contents of /bin and /sbin.

ANS:ls /bin /sbin

11. Stay where you are, and list the contents of ~.

ANS:ls ~

12. List all the files (including hidden files) in your home directory.

ANS:ls -al ~

13. List the files in /boot in a human readable format.

ANS:ls -lh /boot

14. Create a directory testdir in your home directory.

ANS:mkdir ~/testdir

15. Change to the /etc directory, stay here and create a directory newdir in your home

directory.

ANS:cd /etc ; mkdir ~/newdir

16. Create in one command the directories ~/dir1/dir2/dir3 (dir3 is a subdirectory

from dir2, and dir2 is a subdirectory from dir1 ).

ANS:mkdir -p ~/dir1/dir2/dir3

17. Remove the directory testdir.

ANS:rmdir testdir