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| To see what directory you are in | pwd (print working directory) | 
| To change directories | cd pathname | 
| To go to your home directory | cd cd $HOME | 
| To list files | ls | 
| To list files in columns | lc | 
| To list files and show type | lf | 
| To list all files, even hidden ones | ls -a | 
| To make a long listing of all files beginning with ``m'' | l m  or ls -l m   | 
| For more information about | See | 
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| pwd, cd, and the ls family of commands | pwd(C), cd(C), and ls(C) |