1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/git/cmd.py b/git/cmd.py
index 2d288b25..a06daaaf 100644
--- a/git/cmd.py
+++ b/git/cmd.py
@@ -330,6 +330,10 @@ class Git(LazyMixin):
             but git stops liking them as it will escape the backslashes.
             Hence we undo the escaping just to be sure.
             """
+            if url.startswith('$HOME/'):
+                url = url.replace('$HOME/', '~/')
+            if url.startswith('~'):
+                url = os.path.expanduser(url)
             url = url.replace("\\\\", "\\").replace("\\", "/")
 
         return url