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When you’re done being root, just type exit at the prompt.

[root@localhost /root]# exit

exit

[billy@localhost billy]$

Summary: To change directories using absolute pathnames, type cd/directory/directory;

to change directories using relative pathnames, type cd directory to move one direc-

tory below, cd directory/directory to move two directories below, etc.; to jump

from anywhere on the ﬁlesystem to your login directory, type cd ˜ ; to change to the

parent of the directory you’re in, type cd .. Use . to refer to your current directory.

16.3 Looking Around With ls

Now that you know how to move around, it’s time to take a look at what’sinthedirectories.

But ﬁrst, let’smakesureyou’ve got something you can look for in your login directory before we go

any further.

You can start by creating an empty ﬁle. To do so, you can use a utility called touch at the shell

prompt. Try it; type:

touch foo.bar

Now, in your login directory, you’ve got an empty ﬁle called foo.bar.You’ll see it in a couple

minutes.

Let’s also create a new directory, using the mkdir command.

At the prompt, type:

mkdir tigger

Now, you’ve created a directory called tigger in your login directory. From root, your new direc-

tory’s absolute pathname would be /home/yourlogin/tigger, and your directory is the parent

of tigger. (You can learn more about creating – and removing –ﬁles and directories in Chapter 17

on page 255.)

Now, you’re ready to go.

In the DOS world, using the dir command will display the contents of a directory.

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