Changing ~ to $HOME in instructions for location of Java agent

[brikelly]

Raised by a user: using ~ causes problems with IntelliJ, so we will use $HOME instead.

[ahtrotta]

I'm assuming that the user was trying to modify their Run Config to add the VM argument themselves, right? If I modify the Run Config for PetClinicApplication.java to use $HOME:

I get this error:

Which is essentially the same error that I get when I use ~ instead of $HOME:

So either I'm doing something wrong (very possible!), or this doesn't fix the issue.

[kgilpin]

I think what they mean is that when they copy this instruction to their terminal, it doesn't work.

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On Fri, Sep 8, 2023 at 2:05 PM Adam Trotta ***@***.***> wrote: I'm assuming that the user was trying to modify their Run Config to add the VM argument themselves, right? If I modify the Run Config for PetClinicApplication.java to use $HOME: [image: image] <https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/45714532/266693230-c320d472-3e87-4351-b11f-891e9e801282.png> I get this error: [image: image] <https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/45714532/266693349-b2fcfaaa-920b-4049-915b-14157f7d636a.png> Which is essentially the same error that I get when I use ~ instead of $HOME: [image: image] <https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/45714532/266693576-1e1692b4-74c9-4f78-b5aa-8e6b2339eeb4.png> So either I'm doing something wrong (very possible!), or this doesn't fix the issue. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#1359 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AAAVC62PACHJ6ZOSDKYCP63XZNM6VANCNFSM6AAAAAA4PN3PIE> . You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[brikelly]

Maybe a better intent is to convey that they should expand $HOME and use that path explicitly. I guess we can expand it for them and just show the exact full path in these instructions, wdyt?