Terminal: I have two types of folder with the same name but Terminal finds only one

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Terminal: I have two types of folder with the same name but Terminal finds only one

Hi All!

I am relatively new to using Terminal to commit gits. On the screenshot there are two types of folders on my Mac: Favourites and Locations. "Documents" folder is in both. I need to access the Locations' "Documents" and I do so by typing a command in my Terminal:

cd /"Destination folder".

When I type cd /Documents it accesses my Favourites' "Documents" but not the Locations' "Documents".

Here is my complete path: Documents > Dev > (File Name).

P.S. I've also checked my current destination folder by typing ls -la but it doesn't list me the right "Documents" folder. I am pretty sure the solution is straightforward but I cannot make it work :(

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on Mar 3, 2020 9:20 AM

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Mar 5, 2020 2:57 PM in response to yana230

The Documents in your Favorites is the Documents folder in your ‘home’ folder.

/Users/yana/Documents/

The Documents in your Locations is a disk or partition (volume) named Documents, which would get a path like:

/Volumes/Documents/

Neat trick: Terminal is drag-and-drop aware. You can drag-and-drop a file or folder or disk from Finder to the Terminal window, as a shortcut to enter its path in Terminal:

$ cd <space><drag-and-drop folder><enter>

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Terminal: I have two types of folder with the same name but Terminal finds only one

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