Go: expand user path

gistfile1.txt

if path == "~" {
    // In case of "~", which won't be caught by the "else if"
    path = dir
} else if strings.HasPrefix(path, "~/") {
    // Use strings.HasPrefix so we don't match paths like
    // "/something/~/something/"
    path = filepath.Join(dir, path[2:])
}