--- /dev/null
+'use strict';
+var osHomedir = require('os-homedir');
+var home = osHomedir();
+
+module.exports = function (str) {
+ if (typeof str !== 'string') {
+ throw new TypeError('Expected a string');
+ }
+
+ return home ? str.replace(/^~($|\/|\\)/, home + '$1') : str;
+};