2 files changed, 26 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/src/utils/mod.rs b/src/utils/mod.rs
index e83378ae..df21ffdb 100644
--- a/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::ffi::{CString, OsStr};
 use std::io::Write;
 use std::os::unix::prelude::OsStrExt;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::ptr::null_mut;
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
 use std::time::Duration;
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ pub fn output_size(output: &Output) -> Size<i32, Logical> {
         .to_logical(output_scale)
 }
 
+pub fn expand_home(path: &Path) -> anyhow::Result<Option<PathBuf>> {
+    if let Ok(rest) = path.strip_prefix("~") {
+        let dirs = UserDirs::new().context("error retrieving home directory")?;
+        Ok(Some([dirs.home_dir(), rest].iter().collect()))
+    } else {
+        Ok(None)
+    }
+}
+
 pub fn make_screenshot_path(config: &Config) -> anyhow::Result<Option<PathBuf>> {
     let Some(path) = &config.screenshot_path else {
         return Ok(None);
@@ -72,9 +81,8 @@ pub fn make_screenshot_path(config: &Config) -> anyhow::Result<Option<PathBuf>>
         path = PathBuf::from(OsStr::from_bytes(&buf[..rv]));
     }
 
-    if let Ok(rest) = path.strip_prefix("~") {
-        let dirs = UserDirs::new().context("error retrieving home directory")?;
-        path = [dirs.home_dir(), rest].iter().collect();
+    if let Some(expanded) = expand_home(&path).context("error expanding ~")? {
+        path = expanded;
     }
 
     Ok(Some(path))
diff --git a/src/utils/spawning.rs b/src/utils/spawning.rs
index 0e69a4a1..d212ea18 100644
--- a/src/utils/spawning.rs
+++ b/src/utils/spawning.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use std::ffi::OsStr;
 use std::os::fd::{AsFd, AsRawFd, FromRawFd, OwnedFd};
 use std::os::unix::process::CommandExt;
+use std::path::Path;
 use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::{io, thread};
@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@ use smithay::reexports::rustix;
 use smithay::reexports::rustix::io::{close, read, retry_on_intr, write};
 use smithay::reexports::rustix::pipe::{pipe_with, PipeFlags};
 
+use crate::utils::expand_home;
+
 pub static REMOVE_ENV_RUST_BACKTRACE: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
 pub static REMOVE_ENV_RUST_LIB_BACKTRACE: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
 
@@ -37,7 +40,17 @@ pub fn spawn<T: AsRef<OsStr> + Send + 'static>(command: Vec<T>) {
 fn spawn_sync(command: impl AsRef<OsStr>, args: impl IntoIterator<Item = impl AsRef<OsStr>>) {
     let _span = tracy_client::span!();
 
-    let command = command.as_ref();
+    let mut command = command.as_ref();
+
+    // Expand `~` at the start.
+    let expanded = expand_home(Path::new(command));
+    match &expanded {
+        Ok(Some(expanded)) => command = expanded.as_ref(),
+        Ok(None) => (),
+        Err(err) => {
+            warn!("error expanding ~: {err:?}");
+        }
+    }
 
     let mut process = Command::new(command);
     process
@@ -221,7 +234,6 @@ fn read_all(fd: impl AsFd, buf: &mut [u8]) -> rustix::io::Result<()> {
 fn start_systemd_scope(name: &OsStr, intermediate_pid: u32, child_pid: u32) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     use std::fmt::Write as _;
     use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt;
-    use std::path::Path;
     use std::sync::OnceLock;
 
     use anyhow::Context;