On Fri, 2008-12-19 at 20:31 +0000, g wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Alan Cox wrote: > >> try 'echo ~/$LOGNAME' to get logged in user and directory > > > > As you'd notice if you tried it before posting this doesn't work and > > couldn't possibly work. > > i did. it does. and why i sent it. > > +++ > geo@argosyiayia ~]$ echo ~/$LOGNAME > /home/geo-sl/geo > [geo@argosyiayia ~]$ > +++ g: Your demo proves you wrong. You have posted the wrong answer three times in three different messages. Please, take your time before hitting Send. The OP wanted the home directory of a given user. Your command produces the current user's home directory followed by a slash followed by the current user's name. -Chris -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
