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#16 multiline shell commands #17 _ scope (global vs local) #18 path expansion (~) #19 nested commands trigger prompt2 #20 simplify backtick return value #21 prompt redesign #22 implicit interactive commands (drop ! prefix) #23 general cleanup and refactor
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# 18 — Path expansion (`~`, `*`, `**`)
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**Status:** open
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**Related:** #13 shell globbing
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Path expansion for `~` is not available. Commands like:
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```
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!cat ~/Notes/jobs_board.md
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```
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fail with:
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```
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cat: ~/Notes/jobs_board.md: No such file or directory
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```
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The `~` and other expansions are passed literally to the command rather than being expanded to `$HOME`.
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## Requirements
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- `~` at the start of a word should expand to `$HOME`
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- Should work in both backtick and `!` prefix contexts
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### To invesitigate/decide
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- How should it interact with quoting (quoted `~` should not expand), should single/double quotes be used? both? or something else?
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