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Re: When specifying path to file - confused about ./ and ~/



On Mon 27 Mar 2017 at 06:39:49 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:

> > On 03/27/2017 01:14 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
>  *Please avoid trying to briefly explain.*

Its hard - but we will try.

>  *_Please refer me to a good web page._

Deconstruction: Please do my searching for me.

>  I *KNOW* I'm missing something fundamental.

Like good manners and an appreciation that people give their time to
answer here in an endeavour to help?

>  A web page will either have links to whatever my underlying problem is.
>  Or it will inherently use keywords for which I can search.
>  Thank you.

Not only do you want a web page but you want one with particular
characteristics. That's a tall order but we will try. Any particular
colours it has to be in?
 
> On 03/27/2017 06:20 AM, Peter Ludikovsky wrote without useful content:

He probably thought he was writing for a reasonably experienced user. Or
one who thinks, mulls things over for more than a minute and is capable
of exploring instead of reacting.

> >./ - the current director, usually used when running a script from it
> >and it not being in the search path for executables
> >~/ - the current users home directory
> >
> >Trying to get through an interview?
> >
> >Regards,
> >/peter

A succinct and accurate response. A user who had two brain cells and a
desire to learn could have used this as jumping off point.

-- 
Brian.


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