Home directory

Q: How deeply does Build Applications with Local AI Models on a Mac cover home directory?

Defines the home-directory shortcut and demonstrates returning home or using it within a path.

As explained in Build Applications with Local AI Models on a Mac

A filesystem directory assigned to a user for storing personal files and configuration data.

A home directory is a user’s personal folder. On macOS, its path can look like `/Users/yourname`; `~` is shorthand for that location. section 1.7.3

Return home

Use `cd` or `cd ~` to return to your home directory from anywhere. To go straight to Documents, use `cd ~/Documents`. section 1.7.3

/Users/yourname

This path shows the home directory after moving up from the Desktop folder. section 1.7.3

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cd commandused by · The cd command changes a command-line shell’s current working directory.
pwdused by · pwd is a command-line utility that prints the path of the current working directory.

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