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Why mkdir fails to work with tilde (~)?

i’m trying to create a directory in a C program and i use the mkdir function.
My program is as follows:

 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>

 #define MKDIR(x)  mkdir(x)

 int main() {

      //If i do mkdir("foo"), the dir is created 

      mkdir("~/test/foo"); //Directory foo not created inside test dir
 }

The dir foo isn’t created in Test dir.

But how can i achieve that?
Thanks, in advance

Answer 1

mkdir() function doesn’t expand ~ shortcut, you’ll have to pull the value from the HOME environment variable. (see man getenv).