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what does "~/." mean in terms of OS X folders/directories?

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Mar 15, 202639382 views
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I'm installing a program on my MacBook that has to be unzipped to the ~/.spring directory; now, I know what Spring is, it's the name of the thing I'm installing. I'd be very happy to create a .spring folder if I knew what ~/. meant.

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The tilde symbol (~) in OS X command-line terminology refers to your home directory, e.g /Users/Joe. As JonathanMueller pointed out, anything with a dot (.) in front, is considered hidden. Thus, what your program needs you to do is to: Fire up Termi…

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