tilde_expand
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Name
tilde_expand - expand tilde and environment variables
in filenames.
Syntax
#include <xite/utils.h>
char *tilde_expand( char* filename );
Description
Expand ~ (tilde) and environment variables in filename.
Return value
The expanded name of the file (or NULL).
The required memory is allocated by this function and
should be freed (with free(3)) when no longer needed.
Authors
Ellen Sentovich, Rick Spickelmier
Modifications
Otto Milvang, Svein Bøe
Id
$Id: tilde_expand.c,v 1.26 1996/01/25 11:35:17 svein Exp $