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pwd (Print Working Directory)

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pwd → Displays the absolute path of the current directory.

ls (List Directory Contents)

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ls → Lists files and directories in the current directory.

Common options:

1. ls -l → Detailed list with permissions, size, and modification time.

2. ls -a → Shows hidden files (files starting with .).

3. ls -lh → Human-readable file sizes.

4. ls -lr → Reverses the order of the listing.

5. ls -lt → Sorts files by modification time (newest last by default)

cd (Change Directory)

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Moves between directories.

Common usage:

1. cd <folder-name> → Moves into a specific folder.

   

2. cd .. → Moves up one level.

   

3. cd path/to/directory → Moves to a specific absolute path.

   

4. cd ~ or cd → Moves to the home directory.