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+---
+title: Convert to absolute path
+type: snippet
+tags: [node,string]
+cover: lighthouse
+dateModified: 2020-10-22T20:24:44+03:00
+---
+
+Converts a tilde path to an absolute path.
+
+- Use `String.prototype.replace()` with a regular expression and `os.homedir()` to replace the `~` in the start of the path with the home directory.
+
+```js
+const untildify = str =>
+  str.replace(/^~($|\/|\\)/, `${require('os').homedir()}$1`);
+```
+
+```js
+untildify('~/node'); // '/Users/aUser/node'
+```