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os: add .homedir() 
In almost every cli-client that I write I need the current homedir
at a certain point.

While we have a function for getting the directory for storing
temporary files (callled `tmpdir`), a function for receiving the
location of the home directory is still missing.
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robertkowalski committed May 10, 2015
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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions doc/api/os.markdown
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Expand Up @@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ Use `require('os')` to access this module.

Returns the operating system's default directory for temporary files.

## os.homedir()

Returns the home directory path of the current user.

## os.endianness()

Returns the endianness of the CPU. Possible values are `'BE'` for big endian
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Expand Up @@ -51,3 +51,8 @@ if (binding.isBigEndian)
exports.endianness = function() { return 'BE'; };
else
exports.endianness = function() { return 'LE'; };

exports.homedir = function() {
const location = isWindows ? process.env.USERPROFILE : process.env.HOME;
return location;
};
6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions test/parallel/test-os.js
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Expand Up @@ -90,3 +90,9 @@ switch (platform) {

var EOL = os.EOL;
assert.ok(EOL.length > 0);

if (process.platform === 'win32') {
assert.equal(os.homedir(), process.env.USERPROFILE);
} else {
assert.equal(os.homedir(), process.env.HOME);
}