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I’m only new to using SSH, but when I log in I end up in the directory ~, which in general is the same directory when FTPing in. I can still go to /, but I don’t know what the ~ means. Home? Where is it in relation to /, or how could I find out?
~ is an alias to the currently logged in users home directory. To find out where that really is, type
pwd(stands for: Print Working Directory) right after logging in, which should give you the location relative to/. It’s probably something like: