Changing directory in bash for GNU

Question

I have never worked with Linux and hence I am ignorant in the commands.However, I need to use the GNU for win64 environment for one of the programming tools to function. I have downloaded the GNU from cygwin. This package includes gcc and various commands and shells (sh, bash, etc.) that make the PC have a unix like environment.

I have to change to the directory of the program code MyPrograms and type "make all". On opening the terminal of cygwin i get this line >> -bash-4.1$

Question is what is the command for changing to the directory MyPrograms;what do I type in after -bash-4.1$

Answer 1

If your MyPrograms folder is located at C:\\MyPrograms, then in Cygwin, type:

cd /cygdrive/c/MyPrograms

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