What is the alternative for ~ (user's home directory) on Windows command prompt?

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fenerlitk picture fenerlitk · Feb 10, 2012 · Viewed 219k times · Source

I'm trying to use the command prompt to move some files, I am used to the linux terminal where I use ~ to specify the my home directory I've looked everywhere but I couldn't seem to find it for windows command prompt (Documents and Settings\[user])

Answer

Jay picture Jay · Feb 10, 2012

You're going to be disappointed: %userprofile%

You can use other terminals, though. Powershell, which I believe you can get on XP and later (and comes preinstalled with Win7), allows you to use ~ for home directory.

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