Linux Command Line Symbol ~/

[Matt Wolfgang]

Usually "~/" is shorthand for your home directory.
i.e. ~/Downloads = /home/username/Downloads

Matthew L. Wolfgang
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On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 12:01 PM, Dan Healy <dfhealy at gmail.com> wrote:

> What does the "~/" mean?  In my notes on connecting to an AWS instance I
> have the following command line:
>
> scp -r -i *your file*.pem ../../../var/www/*application folder name*ubuntu@
> *IPAddr:*~/
>
> The "~/" is pencilled in on my notes.  I don't know why I put it there or
> what it is supposed to do and I have not been able to find any explanation
> on-line.  I would appreciate any ideas any of you might have.
>
> Also, does anyone know of a good, searchable, on-line, Linux command line
> reference?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan H
>
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