cd: Change Directory

So far you have only looked at directories. Now you will move between them.

The cd command (change directory) takes you into a different folder. After cd, your current working directory changes, and pwd will prove it.

Going into a folder

Give cd the name of a folder that exists where you are:

cd reports
pwd

/home/student/reports

You have moved down into reports.

Going back up: `..`

The special name .. means the parent directory, one level up. To leave reports and return to /home/student:

cd ..
pwd

/home/student

Useful shortcuts

Command	Where it takes you
`cd ~`	your home directory (`/home/student`)
`cd /`	the root of the whole system
`cd ..`	one directory up
`cd`	also home (typing `cd` with nothing is a shortcut for `cd ~`)

Paths

You can also jump several levels at once by giving a full path:

cd /home/student/reports

A path starting with / is absolute: it works no matter where you currently are. A path without a leading / (like reports) is relative: it is read starting from your current location.

Tip: lost? cd ~ always brings you home, and pwd always tells you where you are.

Mission: Reach the Scripts Vault

A critical automation script is stored deep inside the station's file system. Your home directory contains a tools folder, and inside it there is a scripts folder. Look around at each stop instead of walking blindly.

Navigate into the tools folder, then list what is inside it.
From there, navigate into the scripts folder.
Confirm your position, then list the vault contents.

Expected result

Your position shows /home/student/tools/scripts, and the final listing reveals the automation script waiting in the vault.