How to define the desktop folder?

Hi,
I entered the following lines into the Terminal application:
sudo mv desktop desktop.bak
ln -s /Users/username/Dropbox/./Desktop
this command defined my Dropbox folder as the OS X desktop. plus, my Home folder now contains a folder called desktop.bak.
how can I undo this?
is it possible to define a folder inside the Home folder or inside the Dropbox folder as the OS X desktop?
thanks in advance for your suggestions.
best, Ian

@Niel
thanks a lot, the commands you suggested created a folder called Desktop.old inside my Home folder that now seems serve as the OS X Desktop. the dropbox folder no longer serves as the Desktop.
I'd have some further questions:
is it safe to delete the desktop.bak folder from the Home folder?
is it safe to rename the Desktop.old folder to simply Desktop?
is it possible to define a folder inside the dropbox folder as the OS X Desktop?
again, thank you Niel for your very helpful answer.

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