diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ea8c4bf..06aba01 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+Cargo.lock
 /target
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
deleted file mode 100644
index 93ba5ba..0000000
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
-# It is not intended for manual editing.
-version = 3
-
-[[package]]
-name = "aho-corasick"
-version = "0.7.18"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "1e37cfd5e7657ada45f742d6e99ca5788580b5c529dc78faf11ece6dc702656f"
-dependencies = [
- "memchr",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "config"
-version = "0.2.0"
-dependencies = [
- "regex",
- "toml",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "memchr"
-version = "2.5.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "2dffe52ecf27772e601905b7522cb4ef790d2cc203488bbd0e2fe85fcb74566d"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "regex"
-version = "1.5.6"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "d83f127d94bdbcda4c8cc2e50f6f84f4b611f69c902699ca385a39c3a75f9ff1"
-dependencies = [
- "aho-corasick",
- "memchr",
- "regex-syntax",
-]
-
-[[package]]
-name = "regex-syntax"
-version = "0.6.26"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "49b3de9ec5dc0a3417da371aab17d729997c15010e7fd24ff707773a33bddb64"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "serde"
-version = "1.0.137"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "61ea8d54c77f8315140a05f4c7237403bf38b72704d031543aa1d16abbf517d1"
-
-[[package]]
-name = "toml"
-version = "0.5.9"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "8d82e1a7758622a465f8cee077614c73484dac5b836c02ff6a40d5d1010324d7"
-dependencies = [
- "serde",
-]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 68190b5..b35027c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ edition = "2021"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
 
 [dependencies]
-regex = "1.5.6"
 toml = "0.5.9"
 
 [profile.release]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 33aa0db..e7cd906 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
 # config
 
-`config` is a configuration manager written in Rust.
+`config` is a command line configuration manager written in Rust.
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 6cf816f..acfda62 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use std::{
 	}
 };
 
-use regex::Regex;
 use toml::{
 	Value,
 	value::Map
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ mod error;
 
 fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>>{
 	let home_dir = var("HOME").unwrap();
-	let home_regex = Regex::new("^~")?;
 
 	let mut config_path = PathBuf::from(&home_dir);
 	config_path.push(".config/config.toml");
@@ -101,14 +99,14 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>>{
 			error::no_property(&fullname, "path");
 		}
 		let raw_path = prop_path.unwrap().as_str().unwrap();
-		let expanded = home_regex.replace(raw_path, &home_dir);
+		let expanded = if raw_path.starts_with("~") { raw_path.replacen("~", &home_dir, 1) } else { raw_path.to_string() };
 		let file_path = PathBuf::from(expanded.to_string());
 		if file_path.is_dir() {
 			println!("{}", expanded);
 			return Ok(());
 		} else {
 			let i_parent = file_path.parent().unwrap().to_str().unwrap();
-			let parent = home_regex.replace(i_parent, home_dir);
+			let parent = if i_parent.starts_with("~") { i_parent.replacen("~", &home_dir, 1) } else { i_parent.to_string() };
 			println!("{}", parent);
 			return Ok(());
 		}
@@ -118,7 +116,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>>{
 			error::no_property(&fullname, "path");
 		}
 		let i_file_path = prop_path.unwrap().as_str().unwrap();
-		let file_path = home_regex.replace(i_file_path, home_dir);
+		let file_path = if i_file_path.starts_with("~") { i_file_path.replace("~", &home_dir) } else { i_file_path.to_string() };
 		println!("{}", file_path);
 		return Ok(());
 	}
@@ -133,7 +131,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>>{
 	} else {
 		raw_command = prop_command.unwrap().as_str().unwrap().to_string();
 	}
-	let expansion = home_regex.replace(raw_command.as_str(), home_dir);
+	let expansion = if raw_command.starts_with("~") { raw_command.replace("~", &home_dir) } else { raw_command.to_string() };
 	let mut parts = expansion.split_whitespace();
 	let command = parts.next().unwrap();