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pico Primer for Competitors - Shell Chapter - Got Shell? Section
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Answer 3
Q.3: What does `~` mean?
A.3: The shell is parked in Q0h313th's home directory which can be accessed by `~` on the computer called `pico-2019-shell1`
Note: the full path for `~` can be expanded to `/home/Q0h313th/`
@Srinivasgaraga
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~ it is called tildi it used as a shortcut form root/home directories

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ghost commented Dec 29, 2022

~ is called a tilde.
It's equivalent to the home directory: /home/Q0h313th/

@praksh134
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~ means now the shell is having the home directory

@Parcehack
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is a directory

@FreeFelix
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"~" When we use it in shell or terminal as a command, It takes us directly in home directory.

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