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I mean, FWIW ~camgunz "expands" to /home/camgunzcamgunz (or /home/camgunz/camgunz), so it's a little incorrect? It's like "pixel graphic" games now that aim more for nostalgia than accuracy: Genesis games don't look like modern pixel graphic games, ~camgunz isn't actually how it works, etc. So I guess I prefer @camgunz for non-URLs, but blah://dir/camgunz for URLs?

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> FWIW ~camgunz "expands" to /home/camgunzcamgunz (or /home/camgunz/camgunz)

It doesn't. ~user looks up the home directory of "user".

Actually, it is how it works. Try doing "cd ~camgunz" and it should take you to the home directory for camgunz.

WOW I had no idea! Why does this work haha

EDIT: Oh I guess yeah, for other users. Innnnnnteresting, and then ~ is just shorthand for you. Huh.

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