How to create a directory and change my working directory to the new directory?

vegan_vicky

I am new to Ubuntu and have just installed it on my laptop. My first move is to install yWriter to port some of my projects. On the install page for Linux the instructions are to change your terminal location to a newly created folder containing yWriter, however I have only just opened a terminal window for the first time today and have no idea how to change it's present working directory. edit: here is the guide on the yWriter website....

Originally asked by heritage333 on Stack Exchange (askubuntu) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Good thread on this — worth a read before you pay anyone to build it.

Discussion: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1568151/how-to-create-a-directory-and-change-my-working-directory-to-the-new-directory.

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