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  • What if you run ls -a where you think the 'figs' directory should be?I doubt you somehow moved it to a hidden folder, but maybe something done in vim changed that. Commented Apr 28, 2015 at 21:09
  • unfortunately not, I updated the question with all the commands I ran Commented Apr 28, 2015 at 21:38
  • i took away the vim part, I misremembered that, it was in another terminal panel for another parent folder. Commented Apr 28, 2015 at 21:59
  • Since vim can delete folders and files, that might be relevant, as the list you posted doesn't seem problematic. Commented Apr 28, 2015 at 22:43
  • @cheflo; Are you positive that history command #2028 did neither show "fig" nor "figs", and then I'd expect command #2031 would have lead to an error? - Have you maybe manipulated the directories or files through another shell window or shell terminal? Have other users (or automated processes) access to that part of the file system? Commented Apr 28, 2015 at 23:09