+char *
+untildepath(const char *path)
+{
+ char *apath, *name, *p;
+ const char *homedir;
+
+ if (path[1] == '/' || path[1] == '\0') {
+ p = (char *)&path[1];
+ homedir = getcurrentuserhomedir();
+ } else {
+ if ((p = strchr(path, '/')))
+ name = g_strndup(&path[1], p - (path + 1));
+ else
+ name = g_strdup(&path[1]);
+
+ homedir = getuserhomedir(name);
+ g_free(name);
+ }
+ apath = g_build_filename(homedir, p, NULL);
+ return apath;
+}
+