A few shortcuts are available when the directory you want is someone (or your own) home directory.
A few shortcuts are available when the directory you want is someone (or your own) home directory.
* If you type '''cd''' by itself: <pre>cd</pre> ...you will “teleport” back to your home directory, no matter where you are.
* If you type '''cd''' by itself: <pre>cd</pre> ...you will “teleport” back to your home directory, no matter where you are.
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* If you type '''cd''' followed by '''~<username>''', where you substitute '''<username>''' for another account in the system: <pre>cd ~xmlpipedb</pre> ...you will “teleport” to that user’s home directory, no matter where you are. '''~<username>''' (that first “squiggly” symbol is called a ''tilde'') is the aforementioned shorthand for expressing a user’s home directory.
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* If you type '''cd''' followed by '''~<username>''', where you substitute '''<username>''' for another account in the system: <pre>cd ~dondi</pre> ...you will “teleport” to that user’s home directory, no matter where you are. '''~<username>''' (that first “squiggly” symbol is called a ''tilde'') is the aforementioned shorthand for expressing a user’s home directory.