pkg/homedir/homedir.go
Doug Davis 9ac0da4578 Fix for help when $HOME is /
estesp noticed that when $HOME is / the ~ substitutions messes up
becuase it tries to replace all paths that start with "/" with "~".
This fixes it so that it will only replace it when $HOME isn't "/".

Signed-off-by: Doug Davis <dug@us.ibm.com>
2015-02-19 22:21:17 -08:00

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package homedir
import (
"os"
"runtime"
)
// Key returns the env var name for the user's home dir based on
// the platform being run on
func Key() string {
if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
return "USERPROFILE"
}
return "HOME"
}
// Get returns the home directory of the current user with the help of
// environment variables depending on the target operating system.
// Returned path should be used with "path/filepath" to form new paths.
func Get() string {
return os.Getenv(Key())
}
// GetShortcutString returns the string that is shortcut to user's home directory
// in the native shell of the platform running on.
func GetShortcutString() string {
if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
return "%USERPROFILE%" // be careful while using in format functions
}
return "~"
}