Cannot Change Directories (cd not working?)

[mistypotato]

When I type DIR, I can see a list of folders (directories) and Desktop is listed.

But I cannot change the current directory TO that directory.

I tried

cd -/Desktop
cd Desktop
cd /Desktop
cd ./Desktop

none work and the response is.....

bash: cd: -/: invalid option
cd: usage: cd [-L|-P] [dir]

[RobsterUK]

It should be:

cd[space]Desktop

if that directory exists. That doesn't work?

[ibutho]

Try

cd ~/Desktop

[blackgr]

When I type DIR, I can see a list of folders (directories) and Desktop is listed.

But I cannot change the current directory TO that directory.

I tried

cd -/Desktop
cd Desktop
cd /Desktop
cd ./Desktop

none work and the response is.....

bash: cd: -/: invalid option
cd: usage: cd [-L|-P] [dir]

You are using the wrong symbol. you have to use ~ not -

[Flimm]

The correct command is

cd Desktop
Assuming of course you're currently in your home directory. (Use pwd to make sure)

cd -/Desktop
cd will think that -/Desktop is a command line option, and say so.

cd .Desktop
cd will think that the directory you want to change to is ".Desktop", which doesn't exist.

cd /Desktop
cd thinks you want to change to a directory named Desktop in the root, which of course doesn't exist. The directory you want is /home/user/Desktop

cd ./Desktop
This should work.