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I was in my home directory, and I went into my classwork folder. Why can I get back to my home directory by simply going up a level?

April 26, 2017classwork directory FOLDER going Home level

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I was in my home directory, and I went into my classwork folder. Why can I get back to my home directory by simply going up a level?

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What appears as your classwork directory is actually a symbolic link (like a Windows shortcut) to directory on another filesystem. You can see this clearly by entering ls -l or dir at the prompt (in your home, starting directory).