Terminal will not access root folder

Question

I am trying to access the root folder. I tried sudo -i cd /root/ and nothing happens. However I was able to access it from nautilus and that works.

Am I missing something? Or is it only possible to access via nautilus?

reference: I Can't access the root folder

Answer 1

First of all, sudo -i opens the root folder automatically. That's what -i does.

Second, on Linux you must use forward slash, not backslash to define a path. Use cd /folder.

Answer 2

Use a forward slash in Linux instead of a backslash.

The reason why you cannot use sudo cd is explained here: How to enter a directory with the 'cd' command if it has 700 permission and is not owned by me?

What you want to do instead is:

sudo -i cd /root/