How do I make a directory?

Question

How can I make a directory on the desktop? I tried cd /desktop command but it gives an error no such file or directory.

What's the correct command?

try to run cd ~/Desktop instead of cd /desktop. Do you see the difference? Capital "D" makes difference. — Pilot6, Jan 26 '16 at 16:05

Rinzwind · Answer 1 · 2016-01-26T18:08:57.453

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From command line

cd ~/Desktop
mkdir yes

will make a directory named "yes" inside your current user's "Desktop". It will almost instantly show up on your desktop.

You can also do

mkdir ~/Desktop/yes

In case of language other than English where the directories are named into another language this is a more generic way:

source $HOME/.config/user-dirs.dirs
cd $XDG_DESKTOP_DIR
mkdir yes

or

source $HOME/.config/user-dirs.dirs
mdir $XDG_DESKTOP_DIR/yes

edited Jan 26 '16 at 18:08

answered Jan 26 '16 at 15:48

Rinzwind

It is not working – vandit Jan 26 '16 at 15:58
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If your Ubuntu language is not English, then the folder 'Desktop' will have a different name. You can see its name either in the file browser or by typing ls in the terminal (if you are located in your home directory). – lenooh Jan 26 '16 at 16:12
what do you mean "not working"? what have you typed and what's the error? – Ron Jan 26 '16 at 16:13
@vandit and we need to guess what is not working? – Rinzwind Jan 26 '16 at 17:52

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 26 '16 at 15:48

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The command to make a directory is mkdir 'Directory name' , cd 'Directory name' is the command used to go inside an existing directory.

answered Jan 26 '16 at 15:48

William Briot

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