Can I change my home directory?
You can use the usermod command to change the default home directory for a user. Opening /etc/passwd you will find there is a line for every user, including system users (mysql, posftix, etc), with seven fields per line denoted by colons.
How do I run a program in a different directory in Linux?
Place you program in ~/bin directory (which is a short for /home/yourname/bin ) and you will be able to run your program from any location, because when ~/bin exists bash adds it to the PATH by default (at least on Ubuntu). You will need to create this directory if it doesn’t exist.
How do I run a bash script from another directory?
There are a couple of different ways you can do this:
- Make the other script executable, add the #!/bin/bash line at the top, and the path where the file is to the $PATH environment variable.
- Or call it with the source command (alias is . )
- Or use the bash command to execute it: /bin/bash /path/to/script ;
How do I change the root directory to my home directory in Linux?
To navigate into the root directory, use “cd /” To navigate to your home directory, use “cd” or “cd ~” To navigate up one directory level, use “cd ..” To navigate to the previous directory (or back), use “cd -“
How do I run a directory in command prompt?
Click your folder then hold your shift key, then right click you will found option open command window here then click it.
How do I run a Python script from another folder?
As a beginner, I would just copy and paste my b.py script into testA and execute the command again “> python b.py”, which runs some commands on those new files and creates another folder (testB) with those edited files.
How do I run a Linux directory from home?
To navigate to your home directory, use “cd” or “cd ~” To navigate up one directory level, use “cd ..” To navigate to the previous directory (or back), use “cd -” To navigate through multiple levels of directory at once, specify the full directory path that you want to go to.