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Old 01-28-2011
Silly question-how i refer to the current directory when saving files

I want to save a bunch of files to a folder in my current directory. Ho do i refer to my current directory without writing all the path?
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Old 01-28-2011
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Originally Posted by FelipeAd
I want to save a bunch of files to a folder in my current directory. Ho do i refer to my current directory without writing all the path?
Code:
./

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Old 01-29-2011
current directory or current home directory?

for current directory, see Franklin52's reply, for home directory, use: ~

Code:
cp filenames ~

 
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