Can't change directories in terminal

I am trying to make a hello world program work on my Mac. Every time I go to change a directory I get a message that says:

-bash: cd: documents No such file or directory exists.

I know the documents directory is there.

cd Documents
-bash: cd: documents: No such file or directory

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You're likely not starting from the correct directory. Try cd ~/Documents or cd /Users/(Your Username here)/Documents.

Also note that, depending on formatting of the disk, your filesystem may be Case Sensitive, meaning documents and Documents are two completely different locations.

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