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function homedir

Usage in Deno

```typescript import { homedir } from "node:node__os.d.ts"; ```
homedir(): string
Returns the string path of the current user's home directory. On POSIX, it uses the `$HOME` environment variable if defined. Otherwise it uses the [effective UID](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_identifier#Effective_user_ID) to look up the user's home directory. On Windows, it uses the `USERPROFILE` environment variable if defined. Otherwise it uses the path to the profile directory of the current user.

Return Type

string