Accessing the desktop from GITBASH

Question

I am using git bash for windows and I am trying to access my desktop. When I enter the command cd ~/desktop I get the following message:

bash: cd: /h//desktop: No such file or directory

What am i doing wrong?

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Possible duplicate of [Change drive in git bash for windows](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38563826/change-drive-in-git-bash-for-windows) — Jade Cowan, Aug 31 '17 at 01:26

Hejun · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-31T01:40:08.433

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right click on the mouse when you are in desktop and choose Git Bash Here, then your present working path will be '~/Desktop/'

or if you just want to use 'cd' to change your working path,then maybe the first letter of 'desktop' should be capitalized. Which means:

$cd ~/Desktop

edited Aug 31 '17 at 01:40

answered Aug 31 '17 at 01:32

Hejun

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If this answer helped then mark as answered @SamRao – Vijunav Vastivch Aug 31 '17 at 09:56

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 07 '20 at 03:22

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This worked for me.

'Desktop' is moved to 'OneDrive' in Windows.

cd ~/OneDrive/Desktop

answered Aug 07 '20 at 03:22

Rohit K

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This worked for me in Windows 11. Thank you so much!! – Yash Nasery Nov 16 '21 at 10:42

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 16 '19 at 15:01

Another way to solve this problem is to know the present directory you are using pwd

Then check is desktop is among the directories in that present one use ls

If not, use cd ~ to get your home directory and from there too look is the desktop is there.

Typing desktop or Desktop doesn't stop you from getting to the desktop, the error is telling that desktop isn't among the directoryies in home location

score -1 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 13 '22 at 05:18

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Use the following command:

cd ~

Then:

cd Desktop

answered Jun 13 '22 at 05:18

Mbuthi Mungai

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Accessing the desktop from GITBASH

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