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Navigation

Navigate your file system using simple commands. pwd shows where you are. ls lists files. cd changes directory. These three commands are 80% of what you need.

TERMINAL 
# Show current location (Print Working Directory)
pwd

# List files and folders
ls

# List with details
ls -la

# Change directory
cd Documents

# Go up one level
cd ..

# Go to home directory
cd ~
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