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    amiref
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    tilde (~)

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    I am a new ubuntu user , what is the benefit of tilde(~) with "cd" command?
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    ~ marks your home directory
    - marks the last directory you were in

    i.e.:

    Code:
    cd /var/some/directory
# in directory /var/some/directory
cd ~
# now in home
cd -
# now back in /var/some/directory
    please read man pages for such simple questions.

    Code:
    man man
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