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Get current user's home directory, even if ${HOME} isn't set in env
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determine_home.rb
# as a String
HOME = ENV['HOME'] || File.expand_path("~#{Etc.getlogin}")
# as a Pathname
HOME = Pathname.new(ENV['HOME'] || File.expand_path("~#{Etc.getlogin}"))
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