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> Node.js os.homedir polyfill for older versions of node.js.

Please consider following this project's author, [Brian Woodward](https://github.com/doowb), and consider starring the project to show your :heart: and support.

## Install

Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):

```sh
$ npm install --save homedir-polyfill
```

## Usage

```js
var homedir = require('homedir-polyfill');
console.log(homedir());
//=> /Users/doowb
```

## Reasoning

This library is a polyfill for the [node.js os.homedir](https://nodejs.org/api/os.html#os_os_homedir) method found in modern versions of node.js.

This implementation tries to follow the implementation found in `libuv` by finding the current user using the `process.geteuid()` method and the `/etc/passwd` file. This should usually work in a linux environment, but will also fallback to looking at user specific environment variables to build the user's home directory if neccessary.

Since `/etc/passwd` is not available on windows platforms, this implementation will use environment variables to find the home directory.

In modern versions of node.js, [os.homedir](https://nodejs.org/api/os.html#os_os_homedir) is used.

## About

<details>
<summary><strong>Contributing</strong></summary>

Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).

Please read the [contributing guide](contributing.md) for advice on opening issues, pull requests, and coding standards.

</details>

<details>
<summary><strong>Running Tests</strong></summary>

Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:

```sh
$ npm install && npm test
```

</details>

<details>
<summary><strong>Building docs</strong></summary>

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```sh
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### Related projects

You might also be interested in these projects:

[parse-passwd](https://www.npmjs.com/package/parse-passwd): Parse a passwd file into a list of users. | [homepage](https://github.com/doowb/parse-passwd "Parse a passwd file into a list of users.")

### Contributors

| **Commits** | **Contributor** |  
| --- | --- |  
| 19 | [doowb](https://github.com/doowb) |  
| 2  | [martinheidegger](https://github.com/martinheidegger) |  

### Author

**Brian Woodward**

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### License

Copyright © 2016 - 2019, [Brian Woodward](https://github.com/doowb).
Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).

***

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