how to go back one directory in terminal code example

Example 1: move into folder cmd

The cd command can be used to change into a subdirectory,

cd subdirectory_name						-> To go one level into subdir
cd subdirectory_name/subsubdirectory_name	-> To go two levels into subdir

move back into the parent directory,

cd ..\       -> To go back one level
cd ..\..\    -> To go back two levels

move to previos directory,

cd -

move all the way back to the root directory or move to any
given directory

cd C:/Give_Path_to_directory

Example 2: how to step back in the path in temrinal

cd ~ or cd -

Example 3: how to go back to the last directory in linux

/
* File & Directory Commands *

To navigate into the root directory, use */ "cd /" /*
To navigate to your home directory, use */ "cd" /*or*/ "cd ~" /*
To navigate up one directory level, use*/ "cd .." /*
To navigate to the previous directory (or back), use */ "cd -"

Example 4: how to move to directories in command prompt

cd Desktop/myDirectory

Example 5: linux up one directory

use "cd .." ## To navigate up one directory level

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