/ represents the root node / ~ represents home if logged in with root account ~ represents /root/ directory if logged in with user name ~ represents /home/name/
When you log in with the root account by default you enter the /root directory. When you #cd .. you enter the / root directory. When you #cd ~ in any environment, you will enter the /root directory
/ represents the root node
/
~ represents
home
if logged in with root account
~ represents
/root/
directoryif logged in with user name
~ represents
/home/name/
When you log in with the root account
by default you enter the
/root
directory.When you
#cd ..
you enter the/
root directory.When you
#cd ~
in any environment, you will enter the/root
directory(Assuming you haven’t learned how to change shell and PS1 yet)
/
and~
are the current working directory.~
represents the current user’s home directory#
means that your current user is root. If it is a normal user, it will display$
.