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In UNIX, the tilde character (~) is a shortcut for the users home folder. Apparently this relates to the position of the character on a key named home on an early UNIX terminal. | In UNIX, the tilde character (~) is a shortcut for the users home folder. Apparently this relates to the position of the character on a key named home on an early UNIX terminal. | ||
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http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/34196/design-question-why-was-chosen-to-represent-the-home-directory | http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/34196/design-question-why-was-chosen-to-represent-the-home-directory | ||
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In UNIX, the tilde character (~) is a shortcut for the users home folder. Apparently this relates to the position of the character on a key named home on an early UNIX terminal.
