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Subject: Re: Get Cygwin home directory path for current user
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:14:35 -0600
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> On Feb 14, 2019, at 3:51 PM, Bill Stewart wrote:
> 
> Seems like there must be a better way...

There is — use a cygwin shell. As Eric has already explained, expansion is the
shell's responsibility. Powershell doesn't do it. If you want expansion, use one
that does.
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