diff --git a/src/js/cmdline.js b/src/js/cmdline.js
index b852f99..0a2cc74 100644
--- a/src/js/cmdline.js
+++ b/src/js/cmdline.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ for(var i = 1; i < ARGV.length; i++) {
 
 		if(pmake.options[args[0]]) {
 			var opts = pmake.options[args[0]].options;
-			var opt = pmake.options[args[0]].option;
+			var opt	 = pmake.options[args[0]].option;
 
 			if(opts) {
 				if((typeof opts) == "function") opts = opts();
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ for(var i = 1; i < ARGV.length; i++) {
 				console.log("Error: invalid value '" + args[1] + "' for option '" + args[0] + "'");
 				process.exit(1);
 			} else if(opts || opt) {
-				pmake.options[args[0]].action(args[1]);
+				pmake.options[args[0]].action(args[1].replace(/^~(\/?)/, fs.home + "$1"));
 			} else {
 				pmake.options[args[0]].action();
 			}
diff --git a/src/js_fs.c b/src/js_fs.c
index 2cffc64..1be98c1 100644
--- a/src/js_fs.c
+++ b/src/js_fs.c
@@ -107,6 +107,19 @@ static duk_ret_t js_fs_cwd(duk_context* self) {
 void js_fs_init(void) {
 	int  obj;
 	char started_cwd[1024];
+	char home[1024];
+#ifndef _WIN32
+	struct passwd* p;
+#endif
+
+	home[0] = 0;
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	strcpy(home, getenv("USERPROFILE"));
+#else
+	p = getpwuid(getuid());
+	strcpy(home, p->pw_dir);
+#endif
 
 	getcwd(started_cwd, 1024);
 
@@ -130,5 +143,8 @@ void js_fs_init(void) {
 	duk_push_string(js_ctx, started_cwd);
 	duk_put_prop_string(js_ctx, obj, "startedCwd");
 
+	duk_push_string(js_ctx, home);
+	duk_put_prop_string(js_ctx, obj, "home");
+
 	duk_put_prop_string(js_ctx, 0, "fs");
 }
diff --git a/src/pmake.h b/src/pmake.h
index 9978e87..b7a1894 100644
--- a/src/pmake.h
+++ b/src/pmake.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <direct.h>
 #else
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <pwd.h>
 #endif
 
 #include <duktape.h>