Function interpolate_path

path.c:698–737

* Return a string with ~ and ~user expanded via getpw*. Returns NULL on getpw * failure or if path is NULL. * * If real_home is true, strbuf_realpath($HOME) is used in the `~/` expansion. * * If the path starts with `%(prefix)/`, the remainder is interpreted as * relative to where Git is installed, and expanded to the absolute path. */

 * relative to where Git is installed, and expanded to the absolute path.
 */
char *interpolate_path(const char *path, int real_home)
{
	struct strbuf user_path = STRBUF_INIT;
	const char *to_copy = path;

	if (!path)
		goto return_null;

	if (skip_prefix(path, "%(prefix)/", &path))
		return system_path(path);

	if (path[0] == '~') {
		const char *first_slash = strchrnul(path, '/');
		const char *username = path + 1;
		size_t username_len = first_slash - username;
		if (username_len == 0) {
			const char *home = getenv("HOME");
			if (!home)
				goto return_null;
			if (real_home)
				strbuf_add_real_path(&user_path, home);
			else
				strbuf_addstr(&user_path, home);
#ifdef GIT_WINDOWS_NATIVE
			convert_slashes(user_path.buf);
#endif
		} else {
			struct passwd *pw = getpw_str(username, username_len);
			if (!pw)
				goto return_null;
			strbuf_addstr(&user_path, pw->pw_dir);
		}
		to_copy = first_slash;
	}
	strbuf_addstr(&user_path, to_copy);
	return strbuf_detach(&user_path, NULL);
return_null:
	strbuf_release(&user_path);
	return NULL;
}

int calc_shared_perm(struct repository *repo,
		     int mode)