[SOLVED] What is difference between this ~ and / here?

Issue

When I use cd ./ it shows this ~ sign But when I use cd / it shows / what is the difference?

Solution

. refers to the current folder.

~ refers to the users HOME folder.

/ is the root of the file system.

So we can see that, if you start in the HOME folder, and navigate to ./ (which is equivalent to navigating to .) you are navigating to the current folder (i.e. you are not actually changing folders at all).

Navigating to / by contrast will navigate you to the root folder.

Answered By - RB.