Welcome meanroc,

Others have given you suggestions to use Cwd - so I'm just going to focus on something very general, perhaps off-topic. :-)

I'm not sure if this is particularly true with the current crop of learners, but it has been bothering me enough for some time to write about it. Generally speaking, for any learning path that you studiously pursue, it's not possible for you to remain a newbie/beginner for a long time. In fact, you'll advance your knowledge that this newbie tag will soon be irrelevant and you may find yourself bemused/amused that you even posted this question. :-)

So my advice to you is - do not identify yourself as a newbie/noob. We have all been there before and we have all gained our knowledge. If you identify yourself as one, you're only stunting your advancement. Bear this in mind and good luck with your learning path!

In reply to Re: Noob question by robby_dobby
in thread Noob question by meanroc

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