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title: 2. File System & Navigation
collection: linux
author: Akash Kadlag
updated: 2026-10-20
source: https://docs.chaicode.com/linux/file-system-navigation
---

# 2. File System & Navigation

![Welcome](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/d9a0e8aabdda19295a807637a103311ce178af375cb3aabe7337d3961eed6736.png)

Welcome

![Windows File System](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/387c7cf01b1de3bacfcbd1fe9c2a0f9cf4b062abf4b823ed73ccd708cb0da6a4.jpg)

Windows File System

![MacOS File System](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/11d0b9940b762dcf7d2d428312f40dd2acf74bfe3af66bea82670824b47ef184.jpg)

MacOS File System

![Everything starts with Root](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/72946b1e2af58afa2ecbb3fd4460050c119be8361a1b993d529e5177a9e7b8ec.jpg)

Everything starts with Root

![File System Structure](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/1e89e9cd1bf3eefc511c900792ecf7a372fcbb219a159228b673ba11aad8e5df.jpg)

File System Structure

![Home Directories](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/657d33ad1f0f7ff6e4a2311645b6120619f064118aa8249e86cb9f700d96d7dc.jpg)

Home Directories

![Absolute vs Relative Path](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/167890bb58bc825c4debb28363279e9f8e7be63175f63b907bc06dc76f2c9c85.jpg)

Absolute vs Relative Path

![Practice Time](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/105d728e16e6289efcd1fe7aa2df2fdd9448de469b15d5881a78efa0bb553ac6.jpg)

Practice Time

![Navigation Shortcuts](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/ed6c0c55b59ecf48cee2fd9cd7256c2982001fc0235f0fe7e06a6ffff740c346.jpg)

Navigation Shortcuts

![Everything is File](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/8ee26ef94703cdfb96a002033fa76e4ee7b52b05e41ead6751d7610b51119f16.jpg)

Everything is File

![Special Files](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/a20837c06fd64973805ac1bb942d31ca72328b90393fdf921cf77e1e89ebc0ba.jpg)

Special Files

![Common Mistakes](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/313573e126130a63e4d17c20846cc9e189da42d3bcf124b24b8187226993a27f.jpg)

Common Mistakes

![sudo rm -rf/*](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/e84e2479b83fdabd45ec99d80adc7c1d12e67607893cb401ad7ab766bb8062b2.png)

sudo rm -rf/*

![Challenges - Chap 2](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/bf958f8f440cde4f770699a9191df296591125670391de1532a4ccea27cab8fb.jpg)

Challenges - Chap 2

![Case Sensitive](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/f7eaf775a353d5151533ae91d6c6ba5d829fb2ecaea6789132fac762ea42afc0.png)

Case Sensitive

![Challenge - 1](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/f9c665ecc6c16286f3b3f4525928e60cb112602bc3d414082ffd6a0f1617334e.png)

Challenge - 1

![Challenge - 2](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/e5d781c7573898768cfa778d97f4e991ed477c4afd586dc0680b9336d69721cb.png)

Challenge - 2

![Challenge - 3](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/0c693fbbfa4b51567bd17ec20e40f7cab20e522338dc1f97cc52b0e318d60e62.png)

Challenge - 3

![Challenge - 4](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/a803173135be624f5a045d0d60a5366877815759d566add4a34dfd53bf9029fe.png)

Challenge - 4

![Challenge - 6](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/45b685abdee78fa8db58c853511f5a28900ab9cb97d5ef6e40024e9ff0aa0d9b.png)

Challenge - 6

![Challenge - 5](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/315d3c2cd50df954bd85872a9aa5aa02441265b932e6c7be05936f5c0b575548.png)

Challenge - 5

![Bonus](https://docs.chaicode.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=1600,format=auto,fit=scale-down/assets/9ac9cf600a35d63d9a403ae7ae085d19a25c73075398fb07b97899467ff5ee50.jpg)

Bonus