How Do I Change the Home Path in Linux?
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How do I change the home directory in Linux?

To navigate to your home directory, use “cd” or “cd ~” To navigate up one directory level, use “cd ..” To navigate to the previous directory (or back), use “cd -”

How do I find my home path in Linux?

To find the home directory for user FOO on a UNIX-ish system, use ~FOO . For the current user, use ~ . The userdir prefix (e.g., ‘/home’ or ‘/export/home’) could be a configuration item. Then the app can append the arbitrary user name to that path.

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