SURVEY OF OPERATING SYSTEMS
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ISBN: 9781260096002
Author: Holcombe
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 8, Problem 15MCQ
When in the terminal window, which command would return you to your Home directory, no matter what directory is current?
- a. cd ..
- b. cd ~
- c. cd /
- d. chmod ~
- e. cd.
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