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The filesystem on your computer is like a tree made up of folders (also called "directories") and files. The filesystem has a root directory called <tt>/</tt>, and everything on your computer lives in subdirectories of this root directory.
We often navigate the filesystem graphically by clicking on graphical folders. We can do the exact same navigation from the command line.
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<pre>ls</pre>
This lists the contents of the root directory, confirming where you are.
===Tips===
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* The command prompt maintains a command history. You can use the up arrow to cycle through old commands.
===Check your understanding===
Answer these questions. Experiment at the command line if you need to! If you aren't sure about an answer, ask a helper.
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# If you are in directory <tt>/home</tt>, and you want to get to <tt>/home/jesstess/projects</tt>, how would you do that?
# What are 2 ways to avoid typing out a full navigation command? (hint: one requires that you've run the command before)
# What is the difference between
===Success!===
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