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22 lines
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---
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title: Convert to absolute path
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tags: node,string
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expertise: beginner
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cover: blog_images/lighthouse.jpg
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firstSeen: 2018-01-01T17:43:18+02:00
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lastUpdated: 2020-10-22T20:24:44+03:00
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---
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Converts a tilde path to an absolute path.
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- Use `String.prototype.replace()` with a regular expression and `os.homedir()` to replace the `~` in the start of the path with the home directory.
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```js
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const untildify = str =>
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str.replace(/^~($|\/|\\)/, `${require('os').homedir()}$1`);
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```
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```js
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untildify('~/node'); // '/Users/aUser/node'
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```
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