Files and Paths

To see all files in the current folder:

$ ls

To see all files, including hidden ones, in the current folder:

$ ls -a

To navigate to a folder, in the current folder:

$ cd folder-name

To navigate to a folder, under a different path:

$ cd ~/Desktop

Notice the ~ before the /Desktop. If you add ~ before any path, you’re always referencing your home folder.

To see all files in your home folder:

$ $ ls ~

You’ll probably see something like this:

Desktop/  Documents/  Downloads/  Music/  Pictures/  Public/  Templates/  Videos/

To see all files in your Desktop folder:

$ ls ~/Desktop

Finally, to navigate to your Desktop folder, you can always, from anywhere, do:

$ cd ~/Desktop

Paths

$ ls -a ~

Bash is a command processor that typically runs in your terminal, where you type commands, which cause actions.

$ ls ~/.config

$ ls -a ~/.config/lxqt

$ ls -a ~/.config/openbox