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Re: Get Cygwin home directory path for current user
- From: Vince Rice <vrice at solidrocksystems dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:14:35 -0600
- Subject: Re: Get Cygwin home directory path for current user
- References: <CANV9t=R83dQddZOVWVUg55t7K=DUyE8BiQ10Pn1v4G+xcgPh3w@mail.gmail.com> <9539a1e8-e893-3175-f96c-fb4ad172702c@redhat.com> <CANV9t=R-1XE-cyKa5vtvtu_3dJiYoLRstBTN86JiQ2FS2T+Jyw@mail.gmail.com> <2a87c6c0-6a0f-6994-3620-8b0b722d7d49@redhat.com> <CANV9t=QXVTGF0uS+vNCmkrxNOV7GVAsO_5hTS9hizX0tnW=-PA@mail.gmail.com>
> On Feb 14, 2019, at 3:51 PM, Bill Stewart wrote:
>
> Seems like there must be a better way...
There is — use a cygwin shell. As Eric has already explained, expansion is the
shell's responsibility. Powershell doesn't do it. If you want expansion, use one
that does.
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