How to move up a directory with Terminal in OS X

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When I launch a new Terminal window  it starts me in  Macintosh HD Users MyName   How can I back out of my user directory  back up to the top level

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Let s make it even more simple  Type the below after the   sign to go up one directory

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For Mac Terminal   cd        one up cd        two up cd        home directory  cd        root directory cd  yaya-13    use quotes if the file name contains punctuation or spaces

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Typing cd will take you back to your home directory   Whereas typing cd    will move you up only one directory  the direct parent of the current directory

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To move up a directory  the quickest way would be to add an alias to    bash profile  alias     cd       and then one would need only to type     return

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cd    will back the directory up by one  If you want to reach a folder in the parent directory  you can do something like cd    foldername  You can use the      trick as many times as you want to back up through multiple parent directories  For example  cd       Applications would take you to Macintosh HD Applications

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