Glossary
From Computer Science
Jump to navigationJump to searchThe following is a (non-exhaustive) list of computer science symbols/terms you may see during your career.
IN PROGRESS
Symbols
. (Unix Directory)
In Unix filesystems, the . symbol represents the current working directory.
.. (Unix Directory)
In Unix filesystems, the .. symbol represents the parent directory to the current working directory
. (Unix file)
In Unix filesystems, files beginning with a . symbol are considered hidden, and do not show up in standard file listings.
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cd
Unix command to change the current working directory.
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ls
Unix command to list the contents of the current directory
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P
pwd
Unix command to print the working directory.
