home directory

[Craig White]

On Fri, 2008-12-19 at 20:31 +0000, g wrote:
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> Alan Cox wrote:
> >> try 'echo ~/$LOGNAME' to get logged in user and directory
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> > As you'd notice if you tried it before posting this doesn't work and
> > couldn't possibly work.
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> i did. it does. and why i sent it.
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> +++
> geo at argosyiayia ~]$ echo ~/$LOGNAME
> /home/geo-sl/geo
> [geo at argosyiayia ~]$
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makes no sense...

[craig at lin-workstation .kde]$ echo ~/$LOGNAME
/home/craig/craig

[craig at lin-workstation .kde]$ echo ~
/home/craig

there is no /home/craig/craig but my home directory is /home/craig in
this instance

Craig