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Windows may have something called a home directory, but it's basically useless. It doesn't have any of the useful meaning that $ENV{HOME} has on Unix.

-sam

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Re^4: cross-platform way to get home directory
by ikegami (Patriarch) on May 15, 2006 at 21:21 UTC
    What useful meaning does $ENV{HOME} have on Unix? Somewhere to put config files? yes ("Local Settings") Somewhere to put the user's personal files? yes ("My Documents")
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