2 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/zencore/filesystem.cpp b/src/zencore/filesystem.cpp
index 52f2c4adc..3aa2dd0e1 100644
--- a/src/zencore/filesystem.cpp
+++ b/src/zencore/filesystem.cpp
@@ -1755,6 +1755,14 @@ PickDefaultSystemRootDirectory()
 #endif	// ZEN_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
 }
 
+std::filesystem::path
+GetUserHomeFolder()
+{
+	int			  UserId = getuid();
+	const passwd* Passwd = getpwuid(UserId);
+	return std::filesystem::path(Passwd->pw_dir);
+}
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // Testing related code follows...
diff --git a/src/zencore/include/zencore/filesystem.h b/src/zencore/include/zencore/filesystem.h
index dba4981f0..13b7521ca 100644
--- a/src/zencore/include/zencore/filesystem.h
+++ b/src/zencore/include/zencore/filesystem.h
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ std::error_code RotateFiles(const std::filesystem::path& Filename, std::size_t M
 std::error_code RotateDirectories(const std::filesystem::path& DirectoryName, std::size_t MaxDirectories);
 
 std::filesystem::path PickDefaultSystemRootDirectory();
+std::filesystem::path GetUserHomeFolder();
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////