Navigating Your Computer

Your computer's files are organized in a tree structure:

``` / (root - the top) ├── Users/ │ └── yourname/ (your home directory) │ ├── Desktop/ │ ├── Documents/ │ ├── Downloads/ │ └── Projects/ │ └── my-website/ │ ├── index.html │ └── styles.css ├── Applications/ └── ... ```

**In the terminal:** - You're always "in" a folder - Commands operate on that folder - You navigate by changing which folder you're "in"

**Special shortcuts:** - `~` = Your home directory (/Users/yourname) - `.` = Current directory - `..` = Parent directory (one level up) - `/` = Root (top of the tree)