# Essential commands of navigation through SSH

By [Auffy](https://paragraph.com/@auffy) · 2024-02-11

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./ = choosing ur current folder aka relative path

../ = going back one folder from your current path

ls = list

ls-all = list all

cd = change directory

cat = open

more = open file but more powerful

“ “ = opens files that have spaces in it

\-p = port

ssh = secure shell way to connect to a server

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