Bash: cd producing "ls"-like output upon execution

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The discussion centers around a user seeking assistance with terminal commands and aliases without sharing sensitive information from their Documents folder. They mention having "cd" aliased to "HOME=~/Desktop cd" in their ~/.bash_aliases file, which could be relevant for troubleshooting. The user also notes the possibility of having two terminal emulator tabs open, one with an "ls" alias and the other executing the "cd" command. The command alias -p is suggested as a way to list current aliases, potentially aiding in resolving the user's issue.
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I was fooling around in the command-line just now. I switched to my Documents folder. Then suddenly, the contents of aforementioned folder got displayed on the terminal. Specifically, all the directories got displayed, but oddly enough, not the one text file I had on there.
I have screenshots, but I'm not willing to share the contents of my Documents folder in a public forum. Is anyone willing to assist me? Additionally, I have "cd" aliased to "HOME=~/Desktop cd" in my ~/.bash_aliases file, if that helps. I might have also had two terminal emulator tabs open while this happened; one tab contained an "ls" alias, and the other had the "cd" command.
 
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The command alias -p will list the current aliases.
 
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