What is the difference between CD and CD?
The command cd changes directories. So cd . does nothing special (you go to where you are), etc. All unix shells require commands and their arguments to separated by whitespace, so cd... is not the cd command, and doesn't exist. Lees verder »
What is the difference between cd and cd tilde?
The biggest difference between cd ~- and cd - is that ~- can be used in any command because it is part of the shells tilde expansion. The - shortcut can only be used with the cd command. Lees verder »
What does cd backslash mean?
For further clarification: In the OP's example, cd \ escapes the end-of-line (the Return key). This means that the terminal is still waiting for the rest of the command. The prompt > shows that it is waiting. The usual prompt shows the current directory, which is why it shows / after using cd / . Lees verder »
What does cd minus do?
Next if we use cd –(tick, or minus symbol), this will take us back to the most recently changed from directory. Lees verder »
What does the cd hyphen do?
The Meaning of – With cd A single dash as an argument for different commands may have different meanings. For instance, using a dash with a command like paste may lead to reading the standard input. But, using a dash as an argument of cd will change the current directory to the previous working directory. Lees verder »
