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diff --git a/doc/api/os.md b/doc/api/os.md index 80c97e84af..acd37e6a6f 100644 --- a/doc/api/os.md +++ b/doc/api/os.md @@ -215,6 +215,14 @@ added: v2.3.0 The `os.homedir()` method returns the home directory of the current user as a string. +**POSIX**: +Will use the `$HOME` environment variable if defined. Otherwise, it will use +the [effective UID][EUID] to look up the user's home directory. + +**Windows**: +Will use the `USERPROFILE` environment variable if defined. Otherwise it +will be the path to the profile directory of the current user. + ## os.hostname() <!-- YAML added: v0.3.3 @@ -1319,4 +1327,5 @@ The following process scheduling constants are exported by [`process.arch`]: process.html#process_process_arch [`process.platform`]: process.html#process_process_platform [Android building]: https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/BUILDING.md#androidandroid-based-devices-eg-firefox-os +[EUID]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_identifier#Effective_user_ID [uname(3)]: https://linux.die.net/man/3/uname |