---
name: "File::Path::Expand"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-file-path-expand"
version: "1.02-20"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/File::Path::Expand"
---

# File::Path::Expand(3pm)

expand filenames

## NAME

File::Path::Expand - expand filenames

## SYNOPSIS

```
 use File::Path::Expand;
 print expand_filename("~richardc/foo"); # prints "/home/richardc/foo"
```

## DESCRIPTION

File::Path::Expand expands user directories in filenames.  For the simple case it's no more complex than s{^~/}{$HOME/}, but for other cases it consults `"getpwent"` and does the right thing.

## AUTHOR

Richard Clamp \<richardc@unixbeard.net\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2003, Richard Clamp. All Rights Reserved.  This module is free software. It may be used, redistributed and/or modified under the same terms as Perl itself.