UNIX Commands

Home Directory: When you log in you are in your home directory. You can't change your home directory.

Current Directory: Your current, or working directory is the directory you are currently in. To access a file in the current directory, just specify it's name. ( . )

Parent Directory: Is the directory above the directory you are in. Just think of a family tree.( .. )

Absolute pathname: Traces a path from the root to the file. An absolute path always starts with root ( / )

Relative pathname: Traces a path from the working directory (current directory) to a file. A relative pathname never starts with a ( / )

The quickest way to get to your home directory from anywhere in the directory structure is to type (cd)