# Error in command line arg --project with "~"

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-in-command-line-arg-project-with/23307>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [April 19, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-in-command-line-arg-project-with/23307 "2019-04-19T14:45:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![chakravala](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/chakravala/32/6832_2.png) [@chakravala](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/chakravala)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/error-in-command-line-arg-project-with/23307/5 "2019-04-21T13:40:28Z")

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Julia could also _address_ this issue internally,

> [@How to use ~ in a Cmd](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-use-in-a-cmd/22844/2):
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> Call expanduser on the path first.

by calling `expanduser` on the string.

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