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No matter what you’re doing in the terminal, you’ll want to be aware of where you are in the file structure of your system. You’ll also want to know how to navigate to other folders which have files you may need to work with. In this chapter, we’ll reiterate the basics and look at other tools and methods for navigating the filesystem.

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Kirkbride, P. (2020). File/Folder Navigation. In: Basic Linux Terminal Tips and Tricks. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6035-7_2

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