fopen() in C will not accept pathnames preceding with ~

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• PrzemekG_

  August 2005

  : Why is it that on my Linux system, fopen() will not recognize filepaths preceding with ~
  :
  : e.g.
  : ~/programs/myprogram
  :
  : vs.
  :
  : /home/USER123/programs/myprogram
  :
  :
  : Thanks
  
  are you sure you are logged in as the correct user ?
  
  
• henner

  August 2005

  : Why is it that on my Linux system, fopen() will not recognize filepaths preceding with ~
  :
  : e.g.
  : ~/programs/myprogram
  :
  : vs.
  :
  : /home/USER123/programs/myprogram
  :
  :
  : Thanks
  
  It's a feature. ~ is interpreted by the shell, not by the C library.
  
• PrzemekG_

  August 2005

  : : Why is it that on my Linux system, fopen() will not recognize filepaths preceding with ~
  : :
  : : e.g.
  : : ~/programs/myprogram
  : :
  : : vs.
  : :
  : : /home/USER123/programs/myprogram
  : :
  : :
  : : Thanks
  :
  : It's a feature. ~ is interpreted by the shell, not by the C library.
  :
  Oh, I didn't knew that thanks