@@ -14,3 +14,12 @@ func Get() string {

 	}

 	return os.Getenv("HOME")

 }

+

+// GetShortcutString returns the string that is shortcut to user's home directory

+// in the native shell of the platform running on.

+func GetShortcutString() string {

+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {

+		return "%USERPROFILE%" // be careful while using in format functions

+	}

+	return "~"

+}

@@ -15,3 +15,10 @@ func TestGet(t *testing.T) {

 		t.Fatalf("returned path is not absolute: %s", home)

 	}

 }

+

+func TestGetShortcutString(t *testing.T) {

+	shortcut := GetShortcutString()

+	if shortcut == "" {

+		t.Fatal("returned shortcut string is empty")

+	}

+}