`cd` is the command-line command for navigating the directory tree. It stands for C(hange) D(irectory). For the optical disc, please use [compact-disc]
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Using cd command in Windows command line, can't navigate to D:\
This may be a silly question, and I think I have looked elsewhere to find the answer... Might be a path issue, but when I open the command line and type from the C:\>:
cd D:\
I cannot get to the D drive. Even if I type:
cd D:\
The…
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Is there a directory history for bash?
Is there something like bash's reverse-search-history (Ctrl-R), but for only directories?
I have some deep folder hierarchies that I want to jump to, so I'd like to use something like reverse-search-history, but it only looks for folder names and…
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how to access different directories outside cygwin home dir
I have installed dropbox in my computer, but it is located outside my cygwin directory. The probably easiest way would be to just move the dropbox directory to cygwin's home dir.
Anyway I wonder if it is possible to browse to my dropbox directory…
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Command line, go back to last directory
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Go back to previous directory in shell
How can I change to the previous directory instead of going up?
is there a command line way to navigate back to the directory I was in?
I frequently do cd .. to go up a directory, but…
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Why doesn't "cd D:" change the command context to D:?
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Using cd Command in Windows Command Line, Can't Navigate to D:\
Every time I want to change directory context to another drive (D, E, F, or whatever..) on a Windows command-prompt, I must use "Drive letter":\ command to…
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What happens if a scratched CD is ripped to MP3?
If a CD is damaged (e.g. if placed in a CD player it would stutter etc.), if you rip it on your computer to create an MP3, how will the damaged data sound?
Would it be just a "blank" in the middle of the track? Or would you hear garbled audio /…
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Run "cd" command as superuser in Linux
Is there a way to run the cd command with superuser privileges to gain access to directories that are owned by root? When I run sudo cd , I get sudo: cd: command not found.
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Can windows command line support Linux "cd -"?
In Linux we can use cd - to enter the previous directory, like:
/home/user: cd /a
/a: cd -
/home/user:
The - means the latest previous directory.
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How do I cd into a network share?
I need to connect to a network share with path \\192.165.24.175\04_Top_Image and need to use cmd to cd into it, but I don't know how to cd into it.
I know how to go from C: to D:, but it doesn't work for a network share, and while I've tried to look…
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cd command not working. Cant change directory in windows 10
I was using the cd command to switch my drive to E: which basically contains all my junk files which I use for experimentation but the problem was cd was not working. The command I used was
cd E:
ren *.* *.bat
However the time I ran this batch…
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What stops me from reformatting a DVD+R?
It just interest me how, no matter what computer I put it in, whether it be running Windows, Mac or Linux, I can't seem to format it (I know that they're made to be write-once only). I'm guessing it's a hardware thing. But even so, what stops a…
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Linux: How could a directory be created without "." and ".."?
I am not sure if the following issue is specific to busybox: I have an embedded device with busybox installed. From what I understand, when a directory is created, usually 2 hidden files will be automatically created: . to represent the current…
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Why wouldn't cd : work?
Possible Duplicate:
Using cd Command in Windows Command Line, Can't Navigate to D:\
I am in the C partition and I type at the prompt:
c:\> cd d:
... and it echoes:
d:\
c:\>
...so it gets back to c:\.
Why is this happening?
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"cd -" equivalent on Windows?
Possible Duplicate:
Navigate to previous directory in windows command prompt
Is there an equivalent of Linux's cd - (change to previous directory) in Windows?
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Does any other booting system exist for ISO 9660, except El Torito?
17th sector of ISO 9660 file system may contain so called Boot Record. It is a special Volume Descriptor with type = 0x00. The only Boot Record I know is Boot Record for El Torito and it contains LBA of Booting catalog. The questions is
Does any…
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