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Unix systems will support terminal autocomplete. Start typing as much of the name as you can, and then press tab, the terminal should auto-complete the rest, which will include how to escape the space.
I have tried that but it doesn't seem to work in my terminal either.
On the other end, it looks like my problem came from somewhere else because even when I removed the space in the folder's name the problem remained but I could access the directory by entering the full path.
Is it like this that if I want to have access a directory, I always have to enter the full path even if I'm in the parent directory?
Current CTO exploring entrepreneurship on the side; coach; mentor; instructor.
Dedicated to promoting digital literacy and ideological diversity in tech.
My mistake was that even when I tried to remove the tilde, I was still putting a forward slash before the directory name so it didn't work. It is then very possible to move from directory to directory and I'm happy :)
Current CTO exploring entrepreneurship on the side; coach; mentor; instructor.
Dedicated to promoting digital literacy and ideological diversity in tech.
Current CTO exploring entrepreneurship on the side; coach; mentor; instructor.
Dedicated to promoting digital literacy and ideological diversity in tech.
Autocomplete should work from any directory and will autocomplete file names and directory paths relative to where you currently are in your filesystem.
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Unix systems will support terminal autocomplete. Start typing as much of the name as you can, and then press tab, the terminal should auto-complete the rest, which will include how to escape the space.
You can use this as your guide.
Thank you!
I have tried that but it doesn't seem to work in my terminal either.
On the other end, it looks like my problem came from somewhere else because even when I removed the space in the folder's name the problem remained but I could access the directory by entering the full path.
Is it like this that if I want to have access a directory, I always have to enter the full path even if I'm in the parent directory?
No, it shouldn't be.
Are you sure your "Front End" directory is relative to your home directory?
All of the
cdcommands in your screenshot are being applied relative to~, which is essentially just an alias for /Users/morgan.Alright so everything works now.
My mistake was that even when I tried to remove the tilde, I was still putting a forward slash before the directory name so it didn't work. It is then very possible to move from directory to directory and I'm happy :)
Thanks a thousand!
When moving through your file system, if you add the forward slash, then your system will think your path starts from your system root.
For example, say you are in your home directory at: /Users/Morgan.
If you type
cd frontend, then this is equivalent to /Users/Morgan/frontend.If instead you type
cd /frontend, then this is equivalent to /frontend.Adding the / turns your path into an "absolute path". Without it it is a "relative path".
And with that you just made it absolutely clear. Thanks again!
Ok, thanks. Autocomplete actually works but I do indeed have to type the full path everytime starting from the home directory.
Thanks for your help.
Autocomplete should work from any directory and will autocomplete file names and directory paths relative to where you currently are in your filesystem.