# Linux root

**URL:** <https://community.unix.com/t/linux-root/221813>\
**Category:** UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers\
**Created:** [November 24, 2008, 6:29am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/linux-root/221813 "2008-11-24T06:29:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Ujan](https://community.unix.com/letter_avatar/ujan/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@Ujan](https://community.unix.com/u/Ujan)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 6:29am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/linux-root/221813/1 "2008-11-24T06:29:59Z")

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Is there a difference between ~root/rhosts and root/rhosts (without ~)

Thanks for your help

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**Author:** ![vbe](https://community.unix.com/user_avatar/community.unix.com/vbe/32/266_2.png) [@vbe](https://community.unix.com/u/vbe)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2008, 9:44am UTC](https://community.unix.com/t/linux-root/221813/2 "2008-11-24T09:44:33Z")

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Yes, the first means "in the root user's home directory" could be / or /home/root or...  
the second means "in the subdirectory called root that is in current directory"...