Re: How does bash interpret tilde character?
On 2025-08-10 06:51:40 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
> About 5 years ago the response I got was:
> > Use the 'history' command, or 'cat ~/.bash_history'.
>
> I have two questions:
> 1. in context, what does " ~/ " mean?
> 2. what reference would answer a similar question?
> [ NOTE BENE: The search may be more beneficial than the answer ]
Look for "tilde expansion" in the bash(1) man page.
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