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+module Coolbal.Directory where
+
+import System.Environment (lookupEnv)
+import System.Exit (die)
+import System.IO.Unsafe (unsafePerformIO)
+
+
+currentHomeDirectory :: String
+currentHomeDirectory = unsafePerformIO $ do
+ var <- lookupEnv "HOME"
+ case var of
+ Just s -> return s
+ Nothing -> die "Cannot get home directory from $HOME environment variable"