@particle/untildify

Expand the ~ shortcut at the start of a path into the current user's $HOME directory

Installation

1npm install @particle/untildify --save

API

@particle/untildify

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module.exports(pathStr) ⇒ string ⏏

Expand ~ at the start of a path to an absolute path to the user's $HOME directory

Kind: Exported function
Returns: string - An absolute path to a location within the user's $HOME directory or the original path if ~ character is not found

Param	Type	Description
pathStr	string	Path string to operate on

Example

1const pathToBashRc = untildify('~/.bashrc');
2console.log(pathToBashRc); // -> '/Users/me/.bashrc'

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NOTE: Unfortunately, docs have a nasty habit of falling out of date. When in doubt, check usage in tests