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How to get the home directory in Lua (on GNU/Linux system)?

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How to get the home directory in Lua (on GNU/Linux system)?

It's the same thing that I get when I type echo $HOME in shell.

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ave Avatar asked Nov 20 '13 00:11

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os.getenv( "HOME" ) should be what you're looking for.

See the docs.

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Peter Klipfel Avatar answered Sep 22 '22 08:09

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