1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/formatENV.go b/formatENV.go
index ea2931c..6a2ab79 100644
--- a/formatENV.go
+++ b/formatENV.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package env
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -39,6 +40,11 @@ func formatENV() (string, error) {
 			// don't write out anything defined globally
 			continue
 		}
+		// turns "/home/user/" into ~/
+		relpath, err := filepath.Rel(envPB.HomeDir, c.Value)
+		if err == nil {
+			c.Value = filepath.Join("~", relpath)
+		}
 		line := fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", c.Var, c.Value)
 		out += line + "\n"
 	}