From 60293349bb2bfb019bd1d63c0e0204eb0b932579 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Simon Michael <simon@joyful.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2025 17:12:24 -1000
Subject: [PATCH] ;imp:lib:Hledger.Utils.IO.expandHomePath: handle a bare ~

---
 hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils/IO.hs | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils/IO.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils/IO.hs
index 2035b6648..986cb4b08 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils/IO.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Utils/IO.hs
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ getHomeSafe = fmap Just getHomeDirectory `catch` (\(_ :: IOException) -> return
 -- ~username is not supported. Can raise an error.
 expandHomePath :: FilePath -> IO FilePath
 expandHomePath = \case
+    "~"          -> getHomeDirectory
     ('~':'/':p)  -> (</> p) <$> getHomeDirectory
     ('~':'\\':p) -> (</> p) <$> getHomeDirectory
     ('~':_)      -> ioError $ userError "~USERNAME in paths is not supported"