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<emphasis role="strong">Note that your system is case sensitive.</emphasis> User, user, and USER are all different, be careful with your capitalization.
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Located in
basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:58(para)
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To navigate through multiple levels of directory at once, specify the full directory path that you want to go to. For example, type: <screen>cd /var/www</screen> to go directly to the <filename class="directory">/www</filename> subdirectory of <filename class="directory">/var/</filename>. As another example, type: <screen>cd ~/Desktop</screen> to move you to the <filename class="directory">Desktop</filename> subdirectory inside your home directory.
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basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:136(para)
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The <application>Xfce4 Terminal</application> also displays this information in the title bar of its window.
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Located in
basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:164(para)
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The <acronym>pwd</acronym> command will allow you to know in which directory you're located (<acronym>pwd</acronym> stands for "print working directory"). For example, typing <screen>pwd</screen> in the <filename class="directory">Desktop</filename> directory, will show <computeroutput>~/Desktop</computeroutput>. <placeholder-1/>
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basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:154(para)
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The <command>ls</command> command will allow you to see the files in the directory you are in (<acronym>ls</acronym> stands simply for "list"). Used with certain options, you can see sizes of files, when files where made, and permissions of files. For example, typing <screen>ls ~</screen> will show you the files that are in your home directory. Examples:
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basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:174(para)
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The <command>cp</command> command will make a copy of a file for you (<acronym>cp</acronym> stands simply for "copy"). For example, type: <screen>cp file foo</screen> to make a exact copy of <filename>file</filename> and name it <filename>foo</filename>, but the file <filename>file</filename> will still be there.
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basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:214(para)
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<command>mv</command>: The <command>mv</command> command will move a file to a different location or will rename a file (<acronym>mv</acronym> stands simply for "move"). Examples:
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basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:227(para)
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To rename a file named <filename>file</filename> to <filename>foo</filename>, type: <screen>mv file foo</screen>.
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basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:236(para)
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To move the file <filename>foo</filename> to your <filename class="directory">Desktop</filename>, type: <screen>mv foo ~/Desktop</screen>. This will move foo but will not rename it. You must specify a new file name to rename a file.
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basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:242(para)
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If you are using <command>mv</command> with <command>sudo</command> you will not be able to use the <emphasis role="strong">~</emphasis> shortcut, but will have to use the full pathnames to your files. This is because when you are working as root, <emphasis role="strong">~</emphasis> will refer to the root account's home directory, not your own.
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basic-commands/C/basic-commands.xml:250(para)
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