git bash saying a file doesnt exist that does exist?

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git bash is driving me nuts! this is my first time using it so I might be making some new and dumb errors here, I have already looked at a ton of tutorials but something just isn't working. I created a folder on my desktop, my teacher said to type in CD desktop/foldername but when I do that, it says the folder doesn't exist? but it DOES exist? its right on my desktop and i'm staring at it.

cd is for opening directories and not files, if you want to open the file on your desktop, use text editors like vi, e.g. as vi file — Inian
– Inian, Commented Feb 23, 2017 at 7:14
This question seems to have little to do with Git and more to do with you being in the wrong folder looking for your file. — Tim Biegeleisen
– Tim Biegeleisen, Commented Feb 23, 2017 at 7:14
i'm sorry, it is a folder, not a file. my bad let me fix above. — Kaitlin Danson
– Kaitlin Danson, Commented Feb 23, 2017 at 7:30

Gilroy · Accepted Answer · 2017-02-23 08:28:58Z

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Sorry I'm too low in reputation for putting up comment above. Can you please try this command cd ~/Desktop/yourfoldername. I didn't use git bash before but I think this can help if you are running in a bash environment, find / -name yourfoldername

answered Feb 23, 2017 at 8:28

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Gilroy Over a year ago

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