Hi Diego. The command "cd ~" returns the user to their home directory 
however "cd" alone does nothing as far as I know.

On Tuesday, 5 August 2014 22:02:33 UTC+10, Diego Dillenburg Bueno wrote:
>
> In case you asked about the meaning of the command being used there, 
> instead of what it does, it might be, correct me if I'm wrong, just to make 
> sure you're in your home directory, just to make it is easier to follow.
>
> Regards,
> Diego Dillenburg Bueno
>
>
> 2014-08-05 8:52 GMT-03:00 Walther Diechmann <wal...@diechmann.net 
> <javascript:>>:
>
>> Hi McHenry,
>>
>> from your question I gather that you should perhaps start by going 
>> through one/two articles on the basic Linux commands - just to keep you 
>> a-float ;)
>>
>> ls list directory
>> cd change directory
>> sudo execute som command as another user (superuser unless otherwise 
>> specified)
>> pushd cd and remember where you were at
>> popd cd to the remembered directory prior to the pushed one
>>
>> cheers
>> Walther
>>
>> Den 05/08/2014 kl. 13.43 skrev McHenry <he...@incred.com.au <javascript:>
>> >:
>>
>> I am using the following guide:
>> https://gorails.com/setup/ubuntu/14.04
>>
>> Under the heading "Using rbenv" the first line instruction is "cd"
>>
>> What is the purpose of this command?
>>
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