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I'm beginner.

I'm trying to use xmonad and reading this. It is written that "Make a directory called ~/.xmonad".

I have questions.

What is "~/."? Is this a part of the file name?

Where should I make this directory?

RiaD
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    ~ is your home directory. So make it under there. Or you could've just said `mkdir ~/.xmonad` and `cd ~/.xmonad` and seen what happens. Then again, props for not running random commands. – Sami Kuhmonen Apr 18 '16 at 04:00

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In Unix (and Linux) shells, ~ is the user's home folder (like $HOME). You are being directed to create a hidden folder (folders that start with a . aren't displayed in ls by default) named .xmonad in the user's home folder.

Elliott Frisch
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