package tech.bitgoblin.io; import java.io.File; public class IOUtils { public static void createDirectory(String path) { File f = new File(path); boolean res = f.mkdir(); if (res) { System.out.println(path + " was created."); } } public static String resolveTilda(String path) { if (path.startsWith("~" + File.separator) || path.equals("~")) { path = System.getProperty("user.home") + path.substring(1); } else if ((!path.equals("~")) && path.startsWith("~")) { // here you can implement reading homedir of other users if you care throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Home dir expansion not implemented for explicit usernames"); } return path; } }