pkg/homedir/homedir.go
Ahmet Alp Balkan 3907f3c2b6 pkg/homedir: implement GetShortcutString()
Signed-off-by: Ahmet Alp Balkan <ahmetalpbalkan@gmail.com>
2015-02-18 22:56:03 -08:00

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package homedir
import (
"os"
"runtime"
)
// 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 {
if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
return os.Getenv("USERPROFILE")
}
return os.Getenv("HOME")
}
// 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 "~"
}