Update prefix option handling

diff --git a/candi.sh b/candi.sh
index 7658a24800ef683ed7dcf0a8775976a8febca03f..2104cd8e39454081c0b71527fc26b35a3e2017df 100755 (executable)
--- a/candi.sh
+++ b/candi.sh
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ while [ -n "$1" ]; do
         ;;
         -p=*|--prefix=*)
             PREFIX="${param#*=}"
-            # replace '~' by $HOME
-            PREFIX=${PREFIX/#~\//$HOME\/}
         ;;
 
         #####################################
@@ -116,8 +114,11 @@ while [ -n "$1" ]; do
     shift
 done
 
-# replace '~' by $HOME:
+# Check the input argument of the install path and (if used) replace the tilde
+# character '~' by the users home directory ${HOME}. Afterwards clear the
+# PREFIX input variable.
 PREFIX_PATH=${PREFIX/#~\//$HOME\/}
+unset PREFIX
 
 RE='^[0-9]+$'
 if [[ ! "${JOBS}" =~ ${RE} || ${JOBS}<1 ]] ; then