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A Quick Introduction to Unix/exercises2-1
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Task Four
{What is the directory indicated by ..?
|type="()"}
- The current directory
- The home directory
+ The directory above this one
{What is a path?
|type="()"}
- A way to traverse a tree
||This is true in computer science and mathematics in general, but in UNIX it has a more specific meaning.
+ A route through a UNIX file system
||In UNIX all permanent storage is integrated into a single, hierarchical file structure starting at root.
- A garden feature
What command changes directory? cd