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util/env.go

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+package util
+
+import (
+  "path/filepath"
+  "os/user"
+  "strings"
+)
+
+func ResolveTilde(path string) string {
+  usr, _ := user.Current()
+  dir := usr.HomeDir
+
+  if path == "~" {
+    // In case of "~", which won't be caught by the "else if"
+    path = dir
+  } else if strings.HasPrefix(path, "~/") {
+    // Use strings.HasPrefix so we don't match paths like
+    // "/something/~/something/"
+    path = filepath.Join(dir, path[2:])
+  }
+
+  return path
+}