1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/meta/windows_utils.rs b/src/meta/windows_utils.rs
index e647c26..a9db172 100644
--- a/src/meta/windows_utils.rs
+++ b/src/meta/windows_utils.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::ffi::{OsStr, OsString};
 use std::io;
 use std::mem::MaybeUninit;
 use std::os::windows::ffi::{OsStrExt, OsStringExt};
-use std::path::Path;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 use windows::Win32::Foundation::PSID;
 use windows::Win32::Security::{self, Authorization::TRUSTEE_W, ACL};
@@ -343,6 +343,18 @@ pub fn is_path_system(path: &Path) -> bool {
     )
 }
 
+/// Expands the `~` in a path to the current user's home directory
+pub fn expand_home(path: PathBuf) -> PathBuf {
+    if path.starts_with("~") {
+        if let Some(home) = dirs::home_dir() {
+            let mut expanded = home.to_path_buf();
+            expanded.push(path.strip_prefix("~").unwrap());
+            return expanded;
+        }
+    }
+    path
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::*;