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diff --git a/src/fileutils.cpp b/src/fileutils.cpp
index c99673d22..f367b128c 100644
--- a/src/fileutils.cpp
+++ b/src/fileutils.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ std::string FileSystem::ExpandPath(const std::string& base, const std::string& f
if (fragment[0] == '/' || FileSystem::StartsWithWindowsDriveLetter(fragment))
return fragment;
+ // The fragment is relative to a home directory, expand that.
+ if (fragment.compare(0, 2, "~/", 2))
+ {
+ const char* homedir = getenv("HOME");
+ if (homedir && *homedir)
+ return std::string(homedir) + '/' + fragment.substr(2);
+ }
+
return base + '/' + fragment;
}