Title: Navigate your own file system using Linux commands
Time: 15-30 minutes
Purpose: To practice using Linux commands to navigate your own file system and identify the directories present.
Introduction:
In the lesson Navigation of the file structure, I demonstrate the use of 6 Linux commands to navigate the file system and to identify and list the contents of the current directory. This activity allows you to have a play navigating around your own file system to see what you can find!
Activity:
Open your command line or terminal and have a go at:
- Using pwd to identify your current working directory
- Using “cd” with “.” and “…” to navigate between directories
- Navigating to a directory using an exact path
- Getting to your home directory quickly using “~”
- Identifying what’s in your current directory using “ls”
- Finding out what else is in there using “ls -a” and “ls -al”
- Having a look at what’s in a hidden directory (hint - hidden directories revealed by ls -al)
- Consider why some directories are hidden
Bonus ninja points 
: Find out where the “pwd” command is in your file system