[SOLVED] Change directory not working

whois1230 · 03-04-2019, 04:24 AM

Code:

user@debian:~$ cd
user@debian:~$ cd /home/user
user@debian:~$ cd
user@debian:~$

Hello, I can't change directory, because the command is not working

michaelk · 03-04-2019, 04:36 AM

~ is a short cut for your home directory and you can see the current working directory by running the command pwd.

Running the cd command without a path puts you in your home directory therefore the commands work since you are already in your home directory. Try

cd /tmp
cd

berndbausch · 03-04-2019, 04:42 AM

Also try the pwd command occasionally. It tells you the current directory.

By the way, there is no guarantee that the current directory is shown in your shell prompt. Though it is common practice to include it in the prompt, you can easily configure this differently.

dc.901 · 03-04-2019, 05:58 AM

You can set your prompt to display pwd; simply add following to ~/.bashrc file:

Code:

PS1='[\u@\h \w ] \$ '

Here \u will show username
\h for hostname
\w for working directory

So, let's say if I am in my home directory, Downloads/tmp directory, this is what it will show:

Quote:

[username@hostname ~/Downloads/tmp ] $

There are many more options, here is list:
https://ss64.com/bash/syntax-prompt.html