Questions tagged [cd]
`cd` is the command-line command for navigating the directory tree. It stands for C(hange) D(irectory). For the optical disc, please use [compact-disc]
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CD to ISO - is not bootable
I have a bootable CD (It is EasyUEFI bootable app based on Win PE) that boots perfectly fine as a CD in a Virtual Machine.
I have Power-ISO app (v6.3 on Windows 11) for managing ISO files. It has a ...
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Why is my Aspire 7 A715-51G-5698 Notebook not providing enough power via a USB port?
Recently, my friend gave me a CD/DVD-ROM drive from one of his unused laptops. I wanted to use it as an external DVD reader to play some discs, so I ordered the Slimline SATA-to-USB adapter shown ...
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Force CD/DVD Drive Motor to Spin Without a Disc
Is it possible for me to force the operation of the motor responsible for spinning the disc in the drive without inserting a disc?
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How to convert an audio CD folder on a PC to MP3?
I have an old audio CD in a folder in my PC and I want to transfer to MP3 or any way I can extract the audio.
This is what I have:
What is the best way to RIP this to convert it? I tried mounting as a ...
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How to specify new current directory in shell script started by systemd?
I start /home/bernard/p1meter/getdate.sh script from terminald that crash on first cd command script (line 3 in script) !
#!/bin/sh
pwd
cd /home/bernard/p1meter
I added pwd linux command to know ...
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Why can't I CD into directory in Windows 10?
I am not sure what I am doing wrong, but when I go into Command Prompt (either elvated or not), and type: cd H: I am met with the following output:
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19045.4894]
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Why does an external USB DVD rewriter play DVDs, but can't access data or music CDs?
I have two DVD rewritable drives, one external USB and one internal:
LG Electronics External Super Multi DVD Rewriter (model #GSA-E60L) (Drive F:)
Internal DVD rewritable drive (Drive E:)
In Windows ...
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OhMyZsh causes cd to push to dirs stack. How can I revert it to original state?
I am using oh-my-zsh.
With it enabled:
source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh
the cd command acts like pushd on everything:
~
➜ dirsv
0 ~
~
➜ cd Projects
~/Projects
➜ dirsv
0 ~/Projects
1 ~
~/Projects ...
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Do CDs have any unique ID?
I have a PC game CD twice here. The ISO images on the disks are matching exactly.
Is there any unique ID on the disks which make it possible to distinguish between them?
Somewhere in the meta data?
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Is the cd command temporary?
Attempting to change my working directory.
In the command prompt, my input was:
> cd F:
:: Command prompt returned:
> F:\
Then another line appeared, reverting my working directory back to:
C:\...
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How Does Duplicating Files To Reduce Read Time On Disks Work?
i recently looked into game files of a Sega Dreamcast game called "Tokyo Bus Guide", and i found a odd thing, there were tons of duplicate files!
when i researched on it and an Quora Comment ...
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Does accidentally putting in a dvd damage a cd player?
There was a bonus disc with my cd which I assumed to be another cd, writing was very faint. After putting it in realized it was a dvd and now the cd player rarely works, was mostly working before. It’...
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Is there a linux “cd” (change directory) command that can “cd” folders in grep style?
In Linux is there a way to cd folders in grep style?
For example you have directory named:
a__french_music___
I would like to write to terminal cdgrep fre and using Tab for autocompletion -->
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CD Image to USB bootable flash drive
I have this CD image that I want to burn onto a USB flash drive, but I keep failing because the "readable part" of the image contains nothing to boot from.
I'm thinking that the image itself ...
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Mount CD/DVD as external harddrive
I'm trying to use CDs and DVDs with Steam to play games off them. The only issue is that when you eject the CD, the list of installed games does not update like it would with a normal external drive.
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