Golang get user home directory path

userhomedir.go

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"os"
	"runtime"
)

func userHomeDir() string {
	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
		home := os.Getenv("HOMEDRIVE") + os.Getenv("HOMEPATH")
		if home == "" {
			home = os.Getenv("USERPROFILE")
		}
		return home
	} else if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
		home := os.Getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
		if home != "" {
			return home
		}
	}
	return os.Getenv("HOME")
}

func main() {
	fmt.Println(userHomeDir()) // /Users/mota
}