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Linux cd command

Move to another directory. Use “cd -” to return to the previous one.

Shell builtin

Syntax

Command form

cd [-L | -P] [DIRECTORY]

4 options

Option	What it does
`-L`	Follow symbolic links and keep the logical path (default).
`-P`	Resolve symbolic links before changing directory.
`-`	Change to the previous working directory.
`--`	End option processing before the directory argument.

2 examples

Move to another directory. Use “cd -” to return to the previous one.

cd /var/log

Return to the previous working directory.

cd -

cd is a shell builtin because it must change the current shell's directory. Use cd -- '-name' for a directory whose name begins with a dash.