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cannot access Desktop folder by command

Asked by uye

when i give command cd /home/uym/desktop gives error with no such dir. But cd /home/uym is able and giving ls command shows desktop,documents etc folders. I am a real newbie to Linux and i've installed Ubuntu 8.04LTS. Pls give necessary advice. Thanks.

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said : 		#1

try

cd home/uym/desktop

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uye (yemyint-1618) said : 		#2

i signed in to ubuntu 8.04LTS using uym and my password as username and password. When i'm in ubuntu, i used terminal to give command cd /home/uym and when i'm in /home/uym i give ls command. the directories desktop, documents, etc are returned. i give cd /home/uym/desktop i only get bash : cd /home/uym/desktop : No such file or dir. i even try give command sudo -i and try again but get the same bash message. May be i'm trying all wrong procedures. Pls continue giving me advice.

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amit (amit-ramjas) said : 		#3

problem is not with command but with fact that the 'desktop '
 you are trying is actually 'Desktop'(capital D in name)
that is why terminal is unable to navigate to your desktop

Linux is very case sensitive so take this in mind while using path in terminal

kindly try this suggestion and if it helps then let us know

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uye (yemyint-1618) said : 		#4

Thank you very much to all concerned for yr kind guidance, i've can do it now by giving extra care of character case in my command. in future, i will definitely need such kind guidance since i'm a real newbie to Ubuntu.