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To change directory to home directory, execute the cd command as follows: cd /home.
How do you go to Home in Linux?
File & Directory Commands
- To navigate into the root directory, use “cd /”
- To navigate to your home directory, use “cd” or “cd ~”
- To navigate up one directory level, use “cd ..”
- To navigate to the previous directory (or back), use “cd -“
Where is home directory located in Linux?
The Unix superuser has access to all directories on the filesystem, and hence can access home directories of all users. The superuser’s home directory on older systems was /, but on many newer systems it is located at /root (Linux, BSD), or /var/root (Mac OS X).
