My terminal used to read 

username@computername:~$

but after navigating to some directories, it now says

username@computername:/$

and I can't get back to my Home directory.

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1 Answer

The easiest way is to simply type cd. Argumentless cd means cd will bring you to your home directory, which is also known as ~. This means cd ~ would also work, albeit with a couple more keystrokes.

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