index.js

import path from 'node:path';
import os from 'node:os';

const homeDirectory = os.homedir();

export default function tildify(absolutePath) {
	const normalizedPath = path.normalize(absolutePath) + path.sep;

	return (
		normalizedPath.startsWith(homeDirectory)
			? normalizedPath.replace(homeDirectory + path.sep, `~${path.sep}`)
			: normalizedPath
	)
		.slice(0, -1);
}