Advanced usage of the linux cd command - change directory tutorial

Advanced usage of the linux cd command - behind the scenes look at cd - change directory tutorial

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Difficulty Level: intermediate
Prerequisites: basic understanding of linux command line and bash

The cd command is one of the first commands that most people learn in Linux. And we are going to explore some advanced usages of the cd command and go behind the scenes to see what the command is really doing with variables like $HOME, $OLDPWD, and $CDPATH.


Video timeline
00:00 intro
00:24 Change directory to the home folder (cd ~)
01:17 behind the scenes of “cd ~“: $HOME
03:43 Change directory to last used folder (cd -)
05:21 behind the scenes of “cd -“: $OLDPWD
05:39 Change directory to folder that is not in the current directory using $CDPATH
08:53 BONUS: advanced command line

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