How to get user home directory path (Users/“user name”) without knowing the username in Swift3

Question

I am making a func that edits a text file in the Users/johnDoe Dir.

let filename = \"random.txt\"
let filePath = \"/Users/johnDoe\"
let replacementText = \"         


        

Answer 1

You can use FileManager property homeDirectoryForCurrentUser

let homeDirURL = FileManager.default.homeDirectoryForCurrentUser

If you need it to work with earlier OS versions than 10.12 you can use

let homeDirURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: NSHomeDirectory())

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print(homeDirURL.path)

Answer 2

There should be an easier way but -- at worst -- this should work:

let filePath = NSString(string: "~").expandingTildeInPath

Answer 3

Maybe

FileManager.homeDirectoryForCurrentUser: URL

It's listed as "beta" for 10.12, though.