# The basic commands for navigation in Linux terminal

# See current location (print working directory)

# List files in directory

# Change directory, return in homedir of current user

xinit@localhost:~$ pwd # Where am I?

/home/xinit

xinit@localhost:~$ ls # What's in here?

Desktop   Documents   Downloads   Music   Pictures   Public   Templates

Videos

xinit@localhost:~$ ls -la # List all files with details

total 12

drwxr-xr-x  3 xinit xinit 4096 Jul 27 23:29 .

drwx------ 38 xinit xinit 4096 Jul 27 23:28 ..

-rw-r--r--  1 xinit xinit    0 Jul 27 23:29 file.txt

drwxr-xr-x  2 xinit xinit 4096 Jul 27 23:29 folder

xinit@localhost:~$ cd .. # Go up one level

xinit@localhost:~$ cd ~ # Go to current user's home directory