Home directory is expanded incorrectly in different programs

[FallenGameR]

• Your Windows build number: (Type ver at a Windows Command Prompt)

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.17763.134]

• What you're doing and what's happening: (Copy&paste specific commands and their output, or include screen shots)

Trying to edit a config file in the home directory. But it turns out that VS code opens a different file.
Here is how I invoke the command in the console:
alexko@alexko-ds /m/e/C/a/p/d/A/N/SymmetricKeys> cat ~/.tmux.conf
alexko@alexko-ds /m/e/C/a/p/d/A/N/SymmetricKeys> code ~/.tmux.conf

And here are the paths that are actually being touched:

• What's wrong / what should be happening instead:

Both paths should resolve in the same place, not edit two different unrelated files.
Right now I don't know how to use VS code to edit config files...

[therealkenc]

I assume you're talking about Windows code.exe via interop. Windows (win32) programs cannot access stuff in LxFS. #1524. If you want to edit with code.exe you need to be in /mnt/c/Users/you/somewhere.