Function homedir::unix::get_my_home

pub fn get_my_home() -> Result<Option<PathBuf>, GetHomeError>

Get this process’ user’s home directory path.

This function will first check the $HOME environment variable. If this variable does not exist, then the /etc/passwd file is checked.

The behaviour of this function is different from that of version 0.1.0. Previously, this function would check the /etc/passwd file first, and, should that fail, it would only check the $HOME environemnt variable if the check_env feature was set. Now, it will check the $HOME environment variable first, falling back on the /etc/passwd file should that fail. To replicate the original behaviour of the function, do get_home_from_id(get_my_id().unwrap()). Note that this can still return None, should the /etc/passwd file be missing an entry for the user id of the program.

Example

use homedir::get_my_home;

// This assumes that the HOME environment variable is set to "/home/jpetersen".
assert_eq!(
    std::path::Path::new("/home/jpetersen"),
    get_my_home().unwrap().unwrap().as_path()
);