What directory is '~' when I type 'cd ~'?

Question

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

Answer 1

~ is your home directory, yes. Which is very nice since your home directory is not always where you think it should be (/home/).

Also, fun fact: You can use "cd ~myuser" to get to the home directory of the user "myuser".