'How to get the home directory in Lua (on GNU/Linux system)?

How to get the home directory in Lua (on GNU/Linux system)?

It's the same thing that I get when I type echo $HOME in shell.

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Solution 1:^[1]

os.getenv( "HOME" ) should be what you're looking for.

See the docs.

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