Directory Commands

mkdir <dirname>               # makes a new directory
rmdir <dirname>               # remove an empty directory
rmdir -rf <dirname>           # remove a non-empty directory
mv <dir1> <dir2>              # rename a directory from <dir1> to <dir2>
cd                            # changes to home
cd ..                         # changes to the parent directory
cd <dirname>                  # changes directory
cp -r <dir1> <dir2>           # copy <dir1> into <dir2> including sub-directories
pwd                           # tells you where you currently are
cd ~                          # changes to home.