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| From | owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: Statistics on 15.11.2015. |
| Date | 2015-11-18 18:07 +0000 |
| Organization | O.W.L. |
| Message-ID | <fhje80q.qpr@rooftop.invalid> (permalink) |
| References | (8 earlier) <D2715BB1.647B5%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> <fhe0a.3ra@rooftop.invalid> <D271EC27.6481F%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> <fhej0q.fap@rooftop.invalid> <D27203BB.64875%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> |
Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:
> On 11/18/15, 9:37 AM, in article fhej0q.fap@rooftop.invalid, "owl"
> <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote:
>
>>> When I read a tech support article such as this one:
>>>
>>> <https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204215>
>>> -----
>>> Find device backups in ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup/
>>> -----
>>>
>>> I know EXACTLY which folder they mean (because I know in that context the
>>> tilde means the user folder). No doubt at all.
>>
>> That's not what you where asking. You were *not* asking what string the
>> tilde expanded to; you were asking about where it was located *physically*.
>> ("the hard drive only" or whatever it was you said).
>
> 1) Do you think the tilde (~) in a path means "the hard drive nly"?
>
> I did not ask where the tilde was located on the hard drive but what you
> think it means! And clearly you are unsure.
>
You asked if it means "the hard drive only." That is a physical location.
> Me: on seeing that line in a support doc I would know to go to my user
> folder, my Library folder, my Application Support folder, etc.
>
> Not even a second of thought needed. Well, I would likely just go directly
> there and not traverse the path, but you (maybe) get the idea. A
> knowledgeable computer use would. :)
>
You would be well-advised to give it a second thought.
anon@lowtide:~/usenet$ cat "~/afile"
data
anon@lowtide:~/usenet$ echo "boom" > ~/afile
anon@lowtide:~/usenet$ cat "~/afile"
data
anon@lowtide:~/usenet$ cat ~/afile
boom
anon@lowtide:~/usenet$ ls -l
total 4
drwxr-xr-x 2 anon anon 4096 Nov 18 12:59 ~
anon@lowtide:~/usenet$
>>> Would you know what folder to go to? If so, how?
>>
>> It is explained in the manpage.
>
> You would need to refer to a manpage! LOL!
>
You asked "how" I would know. That's how.
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