Root, home, and you

Linux's starting point is called root, written as /. Your personal files typically live farther down the directory tree in your home directory. In this lesson, your home is /home/learner

Guided practicepwd

pwd means print working directory. It shows the absolute path from root to your current location.

Try it

Run pwd and identify where your home directory sits beneath root.

Your toolkit1 unlocked

pwdNew

Ready for Linux practice environment
Type help for commands. Tab completes commands and paths. For navigation, type cd plus the start of a directory name.

Complete the task, then check your work.