Where+is+my+home+directory+located?

= Where is my home directory located? = Where a user's home directory is located varies from platform to platform and among the users on a single computer. But the actual location of the home directory is available through special environment variables: > > >
 * Unix/Linux
 * Windows
 * Cygwin

In order to find out where these environment variables actually point to, do the following: > > >
 * on **Unix/Linux**, open a terminal and type the following command
 * on **Windows**, open a command-prompt and type the following command
 * on **Cygwin**, open a bash and type the following command