Ubuntu – How to move back to original directory

command line

First i did pwd, it says:

/home/user

I changed my directory using :

cd /Italic/Food/Places

Now, I want to go back to original directory: /home/user. How can I do this?

Best Answer

To cd to the previous directory, you can use one of the following commands in bash:

cd -
cd "$OLDPWD"

To cd to your home directory, use one of:

cd
cd ~
cd "$HOME"

If you want to undo multiple cds, cd can't help you. You'll have to use the pushd and popd commands. Instead of cd foo/bar, do

pushd foo/bar

Then you can use the popd command to undo as many times as you have used pushd.

Example:

/tmp/lightdm-1.10.5 $ pushd ~
~ /tmp/lightdm-1.10.5
~ $ pushd devel
~/devel ~ /tmp/lightdm-1.10.5
~/devel $ popd
~ /tmp/lightdm-1.10.5
~ $ popd
/tmp/lightdm-1.10.5
/tmp/lightdm-1.10.5 $

Also see:

How do I use the pushd and popd commands?

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Process the files individually, e.g.,

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done

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Use the following (as root, or with sudo if not root):

mkhomedir_helper username

For this to work, folder /home/username must not exist.

For X-related folders (Desktop, Downloads, etc), you will need to login in a graphics environment; they will be automatically generated the first time you login.

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