Skip to main content
homedir - os - Node documentation
function homedir

Usage in Deno

import { homedir } from "node:os";
homedir(): string

Returns the string path of the current user's home directory.

On POSIX, it uses the $HOME environment variable if defined. Otherwise it uses the effective UID to look up the user's home directory.

On Windows, it uses the USERPROFILE environment variable if defined. Otherwise it uses the path to the profile directory of the current user.

Return Type

string
Back to top