[ale] Bash scripting q

[Geoffrey]

Geoffrey wrote:
> J. D. wrote:
>> On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 6:42 PM, JK <jknapka at kneuro.net> wrote:
>>
>>> J. D. wrote:
>>>> Is the desired effect for it to expand to /home/callinguser/user?
>>> No, the desired effect is for it to expand to the home
>>> directory of the user name supplied to the script as
>>> arg $1.  So if I say:
>>>
>>
>> Oh OK that makes sense. If root is running the script though, isn't the
>> tilde
>> most always going to return the home directory of the calling user root?
>>
>> Using sudo to get the home directory of the target user might be an option.
>>
>> USERHOME=`sudo -u joe pwd`
> 
> ~ can be used to display the home directory of other users as follows:
> 
> cd ~/billybob
> 
> Will put me in billybob's home directory (if I have permissions to go 
> there).
> 
> ~ is kinda magic in that by itself, it represents your home directory, 
> but when it's followed by a '/USERNAME' it represents the home directory 
> of USERNAME.


My bad, not enough coffee yet.  IF ~ is followed by USERNAME it 
represents the home directory of USERNAME...


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Until later, Geoffrey

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