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 an alias to the currently logged in users home directory. To find out where that really is, type pwd (stands for: Print Working Directory) right after logging in, which should give you the location relative to /. It's probably something like:

/home/myusername