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<pre>cd
This will change you into the <code>
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<pre>dir</pre>
You should see the names of all the files and directories in <code>C:\
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<pre>cd ..</pre>
<code>..</code> means "parent directory", so this command moved you up to the parent directory. You were in <code>C:\
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<b>Absolute paths</b>
* An absolute path contains the full set of directories from the root of the file system up to your target file or directory. On
* You can <tt>cd</tt> to an absolute path from anywhere on the filesystem.
* This is an example absolute path: <tt>C:\Users\jesstess\projects</tt>
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* A relative path is calculated relative to your "current working directory" -- the directory you are currently in at a command prompt, as displayed by <tt>pwd</tt>.
* This is an example relative path: <tt>projects</tt>. That path only has meaning given a current working directory. If your current working directory were <tt>C:\Users\jesstess</tt>, then <tt>cd projects</tt> would take you to <tt>C:\Users\jesstess\projects</tt> assuming that such a directory existed. If you were in <tt>C:\Users\brad\Desktop</tt>, then <tt>cd projects</tt> would take you to <tt>C:\Users\brad\Desktop\projects</tt>.
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