Terminal will not access root folder

Question

I am trying to access the root folder. I tried sudo -i cd /root/ and nothing happens. However I was able to access it from nautilus and that works.

Am I missing something? Or is it only possible to access via nautilus?

I was able to use sudo -i mkdir /root/ca. But I am not successful at making my way there through the terminal. — 0siris, Aug 01 '18 at 18:16

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 01 '18 at 18:21

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First of all, sudo -i opens the root folder automatically. That's what -i does.

Second, on Linux you must use forward slash, not backslash to define a path. Use cd /folder.

answered Aug 01 '18 at 18:21

Stormlord

I apologize, I am working between Windows 10 and Linux. I fixed the typo. – 0siris Aug 01 '18 at 18:23
That makes sense I think I should probably just remove this – 0siris Aug 01 '18 at 18:24
Ok. Just run sudo -i again and you'll see that you'll find yourself in the root folder without doing anything else. – Stormlord Aug 01 '18 at 18:24
Yes, that works. I was misunderstanding the use of sudo -i. – 0siris Aug 01 '18 at 18:25

ejjl · Answer 2 · 2018-08-01T18:26:51.410

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Use a forward slash in Linux instead of a backslash.

What you want to do instead is:

sudo -i cd /root/

edited Aug 01 '18 at 18:26

answered Aug 01 '18 at 18:17

ejjl

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