diff --git a/utils/homedir/homedir.go b/utils/homedir/homedir.go
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+package homedir
+
+// Stolen from: https://github.com/puma/puma-dev/blob/master/homedir/homedir.go
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// DisableCache will disable caching of the home directory. Caching is enabled
+// by default.
+var DisableCache bool
+
+var homedirCache string
+var cacheLock sync.RWMutex
+
+// ErrNoHomeDir when no home dir could be found
+var ErrNoHomeDir = errors.New("no home directory available")
+
+// Dir returns the home directory for the executing user.
+//
+// This uses an OS-specific method for discovering the home directory.
+// An error is returned if a home directory cannot be detected.
+func Dir() (string, error) {
+	if !DisableCache {
+		cacheLock.RLock()
+		cached := homedirCache
+		cacheLock.RUnlock()
+		if cached != "" {
+			return cached, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	cacheLock.Lock()
+	defer cacheLock.Unlock()
+
+	var result string
+	var err error
+	switch runtime.GOOS {
+	case "windows":
+		result, err = dirWindows()
+	case "darwin":
+		result, err = dirDarwin()
+	default:
+		// Unix-like system, so just assume Unix
+		result, err = dirUnix()
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	homedirCache = result
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+// Expand expands the path to include the home directory if the path
+// is prefixed with `~`. If it isn't prefixed with `~`, the path is
+// returned as-is.
+func Expand(path string) (string, error) {
+	if len(path) == 0 {
+		return path, nil
+	}
+
+	if path[0] != '~' {
+		return path, nil
+	}
+
+	if len(path) > 1 && path[1] != '/' && path[1] != '\\' {
+		return "", errors.New("cannot expand user-specific home dir")
+	}
+
+	dir, err := Dir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return filepath.Join(dir, path[1:]), nil
+}
+
+func MustExpand(path string) string {
+	str, err := Expand(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return str
+}
+
+func dirDarwin() (string, error) {
+	// First prefer the HOME environmental variable
+	if home := os.Getenv("HOME"); home != "" {
+		return home, nil
+	}
+
+	var stdout bytes.Buffer
+
+	// If that fails, try OS specific commands
+	cmd := exec.Command("sh", "-c", `dscl -q . -read /Users/"$(whoami)" NFSHomeDirectory | sed 's/^[^ ]*: //'`)
+	cmd.Stdout = &stdout
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err == nil {
+		result := strings.TrimSpace(stdout.String())
+		if result != "" {
+			return result, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	// try the shell
+	stdout.Reset()
+	cmd = exec.Command("sh", "-c", "cd && pwd")
+	cmd.Stdout = &stdout
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err == nil {
+		result := strings.TrimSpace(stdout.String())
+		if result != "" {
+			return result, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	// try to figure out the user and check the default location
+	stdout.Reset()
+	cmd = exec.Command("whoami")
+	cmd.Stdout = &stdout
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err == nil {
+		user := strings.TrimSpace(stdout.String())
+
+		path := "/Users/" + user
+
+		stat, err := os.Stat(path)
+		if err == nil && stat.IsDir() {
+			return path, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return "", ErrNoHomeDir
+}
+
+func dirUnix() (string, error) {
+	// First prefer the HOME environmental variable
+	if home := os.Getenv("HOME"); home != "" {
+		return home, nil
+	}
+
+	var stdout bytes.Buffer
+
+	// If that fails, try OS specific commands
+	cmd := exec.Command("getent", "passwd", strconv.Itoa(os.Getuid()))
+	cmd.Stdout = &stdout
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err == nil {
+		if passwd := strings.TrimSpace(stdout.String()); passwd != "" {
+			// username:password:uid:gid:gecos:home:shell
+			passwdParts := strings.SplitN(passwd, ":", 7)
+			if len(passwdParts) > 5 {
+				return passwdParts[5], nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// If all else fails, try the shell
+	stdout.Reset()
+	cmd = exec.Command("sh", "-c", "cd && pwd")
+	cmd.Stdout = &stdout
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err == nil {
+		result := strings.TrimSpace(stdout.String())
+		if result == "" {
+			return "", errors.New("blank output when reading home directory")
+		}
+	}
+
+	// try to figure out the user and check the default location
+	stdout.Reset()
+	cmd = exec.Command("whoami")
+	cmd.Stdout = &stdout
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err == nil {
+		user := strings.TrimSpace(stdout.String())
+
+		path := "/home/" + user
+
+		stat, err := os.Stat(path)
+		if err == nil && stat.IsDir() {
+			return path, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return "", ErrNoHomeDir
+}
+
+func dirWindows() (string, error) {
+	// First prefer the HOME environmental variable
+	if home := os.Getenv("HOME"); home != "" {
+		return home, nil
+	}
+
+	drive := os.Getenv("HOMEDRIVE")
+	path := os.Getenv("HOMEPATH")
+	home := drive + path
+	if drive == "" || path == "" {
+		home = os.Getenv("USERPROFILE")
+	}
+	if home == "" {
+		return "", errors.New("HOMEDRIVE, HOMEPATH, and USERPROFILE are blank")
+	}
+
+	return home, nil
+}