Understanding the macOS directory structure Using the Terminal can be a great way to navigate files stored on a Mac but not without first understanding the macOS directory structure.

Type the Change Directory command in the terminal program to navigate to the directory that contains the tar file, replacing "directory," with the name of the appropriate directory:cd directory ...

Rather than create a folder with one command, and then switch to it with another command, the One Thing Well weblog suggests making an alias that automates the process with a single command.

If you've spent any time making your way through the command line, you know the cd (change directory) command helps you move from place to place by specifying the path to which you want to travel ...