@@ -275,7 +275,9 @@ def get_role_path(role_name, options):

     and the role name.

     """

     roles_path = get_opt(options,'roles_path')

-    return os.path.join(roles_path, role_name)

+    roles_path = os.path.join(roles_path, role_name)

+    roles_path = os.path.expanduser(roles_path)

+    return roles_path

 def get_role_metadata(role_name, options):

     """

@@ -340,7 +342,8 @@ def remove_role(role_name, options):

     path so the user doesn't blow away random directories 

     """

     if get_role_metadata(role_name, options):

-        shutil.rmtree(get_role_path(role_name, options))

+        role_path = get_role_path(role_name, options)

+        shutil.rmtree(role_path)

         return True

     else:

         return False

@@ -399,6 +402,7 @@ def install_role(role_name, role_version, role_filename, options):

         # the tar file here, since the default is 'github_repo-target', and change it 

         # to the specified role's name

         role_path = os.path.join(get_opt(options, 'roles_path', '/etc/ansible/roles'), role_name)

+        role_path = os.path.expanduser(role_path)

         print " - extracting %s to %s" % (role_name, role_path)

         try:

             if os.path.exists(role_path):

@@ -692,6 +696,7 @@ def execute_list(args, options):

     else:

         # show all valid roles in the roles_path directory

         roles_path = get_opt(options, 'roles_path')

+        roles_path = os.path.expanduser(roles_path)

         if not os.path.exists(roles_path):

             print "The path %s does not exist. Please specify a valid path with --roles-path" % roles_path

             sys.exit(1)