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Re: sometimes ~ and $HOME contain different values


Hi Giorgos,

My ~ and $HOME were never the same until I modified /etc/passwd to point to the directory I wanted to use.

(I think there's something in the User's Guide to this effect, though I got it from the mailing list.)

HTH,

--
Lee Maschmeyer
Wayne State University Computing Center
5925 Woodward, #281
Detroit MI 48202
USA



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