--- old/application/org.openjdk.jmc.rcp.application/src/main/java/org/openjdk/jmc/rcp/application/commands/OpenFile.java	2019-06-27 09:22:08.538206440 -0400
+++ new/application/org.openjdk.jmc.rcp.application/src/main/java/org/openjdk/jmc/rcp/application/commands/OpenFile.java	2019-06-27 09:22:08.434205385 -0400
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.PrintStream;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+import java.util.Deque;
+import java.util.ArrayDeque;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 
 import org.openjdk.jmc.commands.IExecute;
 import org.openjdk.jmc.commands.Statement;
@@ -48,7 +54,13 @@
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean execute(Statement statement, PrintStream out) {
+
 		String fileName = statement.getString(FILE_NAME_PARAMETER);
+		fileName = fileName.replaceFirst("^~", System.getProperty("user.home"));
+		Path path = Paths.get(fileName);
+		if (!Files.exists(path)) {
+			fileName = findFile(fileName,new File(System.getProperty("user.home")));
+		}
 		if (fileName != null) {
 			WorkbenchToolkit.openEditor(new MCPathEditorInput(new File(fileName)));
 		} else {
@@ -56,4 +68,38 @@
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
+
+	public String findFile(String name,File file) {
+		File next = null;
+		File list[] = null;
+		Deque<File> stack = null;
+		list = file.listFiles();
+		if (list != null) {
+			stack = new ArrayDeque<File>(Arrays.asList(list));
+		}
+		if (stack != null) {
+			while (!stack.isEmpty()) {
+				next = stack.pop();
+				if (!next.isHidden() && !next.isDirectory()) {
+					if (name.equals(next.getName())) {
+						return next.getAbsolutePath();
+					}
+				} else if (!next.isHidden() && next.isDirectory()) {
+					list = file.listFiles();
+					if (list != null) {
+						for (File fil : list) {
+							if (!fil.isHidden() && !fil.isDirectory()) {
+								if (name.equals(fil.getName())) {
+									return fil.getAbsolutePath();
+								}
+							} else if (!fil.isHidden() && fil.isDirectory()) {
+								stack.add(fil);
+							}
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return null;
+    }
 }