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16 lines
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---
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title: untildify
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tags: node,string,beginner
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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 => 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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``` |