How to use file protocol to access a directory on local system?

Question

like /usr/local?

I tried file:///usr/local but failed

[root@www2 robot]# cd file:///usr/local
-bash: cd: file:///usr/local: No          


        

Answer 1

bash and cd does not function across multiple protocols to my knowledge. If you want to access stuff through other protocols you have to mount them to the local filesystem.

You're not trying to cd to some location provided by a user on some web form are you?