Single linux command to return to home directory

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Single linux command to return to home directory

Last Updated on Friday, 01 April 2011 18:25

Question:
If you are in a subdirectory such as /PROJECTS/P1/A/A1/A11, what single command would you use to return to your home directory from the current working directory?

Answer:
The easiest but not only way to return to user's home directory from any directory within a filesystem is to use cd command without any options and arguments.