[KLUG Members] Changing directories

[Peter Bart]

On Thu, 2007-05-10 at 23:00 -0400, Brock Inglehart wrote:
> Got my new HP printer supposedly fully supported by HPLIP project.
> Downloaded the driver package but I don't do much in the shell so I
> can't remember how to change directories.  Seems there is a way to see
> the directories on your home file but I can't remember how.  These are
> the instructions I am to follow.
> 
> 1  Download the file to a convenient location (e.g., home directory or
> desktop, etc).
>      2. Open a console/terminal and cd to the download directory.
>      3. Type in and run this command: 'sh hplip-1.7.4a.run'
> 
> No.1 done.  Stuck on No. 2.  Shouldn't have any trouble with No 3.

Brock,
	To change directories issue cd /home/peter/download for example. to see
what's in the current directory issue ls or ls -a to see hidden files as
well. Directories are case sensitive. You may have to become root, issue
su and then the password. The last may vary by distro. 

Good Luck,

-- 
Peter Bart <peter at petertheplumber.net>
http://petertheplumber.net