Re: LYNX-DEV Lynx W32 bug report

[Larry W. Virden, x2487]

>  * If the word begins with a '/', don't change it.
>  * If the word begins with a '~', do tilde-expansion.
>     + If the word is '~' or starts with '~/', replace the
>       tilde with the current user's home directory ($HOME)
>     + If the word is '~' followed by one or more non-'/' characters,
>       replace it with the home directory of the corresponding user.

Everything to here I understand.

>     + Otherwise, replace everything before the first '/' with the home
>       directory of the user named.

This one I don't recognize.  What's an example of this?

>    The replacement is made only if the tilde-expansion was successful.
>  * Otherwise, prepend the current working directory.
> 
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