4 * Do not use this for inspecting *tracked* content. When path is a
5 * symlink to a directory, we do not want to say it is a directory when
6 * dealing with tracked content in the working tree.
8 int is_directory(const char *path)
11 return (!stat(path, &st) && S_ISDIR(st.st_mode));
14 /* removes the last path component from 'path' except if 'path' is root */
15 static void strip_last_component(struct strbuf *path)
17 size_t offset = offset_1st_component(path->buf);
18 size_t len = path->len;
20 /* Find start of the last component */
21 while (offset < len && !is_dir_sep(path->buf[len - 1]))
23 /* Skip sequences of multiple path-separators */
24 while (offset < len && is_dir_sep(path->buf[len - 1]))
27 strbuf_setlen(path, len);
30 /* get (and remove) the next component in 'remaining' and place it in 'next' */
31 static void get_next_component(struct strbuf *next, struct strbuf *remaining)
38 /* look for the next component */
39 /* Skip sequences of multiple path-separators */
40 for (start = remaining->buf; is_dir_sep(*start); start++)
42 /* Find end of the path component */
43 for (end = start; *end && !is_dir_sep(*end); end++)
46 strbuf_add(next, start, end - start);
47 /* remove the component from 'remaining' */
48 strbuf_remove(remaining, 0, end - remaining->buf);
51 /* copies root part from remaining to resolved, canonicalizing it on the way */
52 static void get_root_part(struct strbuf *resolved, struct strbuf *remaining)
54 int offset = offset_1st_component(remaining->buf);
56 strbuf_reset(resolved);
57 strbuf_add(resolved, remaining->buf, offset);
58 #ifdef GIT_WINDOWS_NATIVE
59 convert_slashes(resolved->buf);
61 strbuf_remove(remaining, 0, offset);
64 /* We allow "recursive" symbolic links. Only within reason, though. */
66 #define MAXSYMLINKS 32
70 * Return the real path (i.e., absolute path, with symlinks resolved
71 * and extra slashes removed) equivalent to the specified path. (If
72 * you want an absolute path but don't mind links, use
73 * absolute_path().) Places the resolved realpath in the provided strbuf.
75 * The directory part of path (i.e., everything up to the last
76 * dir_sep) must denote a valid, existing directory, but the last
77 * component need not exist. If die_on_error is set, then die with an
78 * informative error message if there is a problem. Otherwise, return
79 * NULL on errors (without generating any output).
81 char *strbuf_realpath(struct strbuf *resolved, const char *path,
84 struct strbuf remaining = STRBUF_INIT;
85 struct strbuf next = STRBUF_INIT;
86 struct strbuf symlink = STRBUF_INIT;
93 die("The empty string is not a valid path");
98 strbuf_addstr(&remaining, path);
99 get_root_part(resolved, &remaining);
101 if (!resolved->len) {
102 /* relative path; can use CWD as the initial resolved path */
103 if (strbuf_getcwd(resolved)) {
105 die_errno("unable to get current working directory");
111 /* Iterate over the remaining path components */
112 while (remaining.len > 0) {
113 get_next_component(&next, &remaining);
116 continue; /* empty component */
117 } else if (next.len == 1 && !strcmp(next.buf, ".")) {
118 continue; /* '.' component */
119 } else if (next.len == 2 && !strcmp(next.buf, "..")) {
120 /* '..' component; strip the last path component */
121 strip_last_component(resolved);
125 /* append the next component and resolve resultant path */
126 if (!is_dir_sep(resolved->buf[resolved->len - 1]))
127 strbuf_addch(resolved, '/');
128 strbuf_addbuf(resolved, &next);
130 if (lstat(resolved->buf, &st)) {
131 /* error out unless this was the last component */
132 if (errno != ENOENT || remaining.len) {
134 die_errno("Invalid path '%s'",
139 } else if (S_ISLNK(st.st_mode)) {
141 strbuf_reset(&symlink);
143 if (num_symlinks++ > MAXSYMLINKS) {
147 die("More than %d nested symlinks "
148 "on path '%s'", MAXSYMLINKS, path);
153 len = strbuf_readlink(&symlink, resolved->buf,
157 die_errno("Invalid symlink '%s'",
163 if (is_absolute_path(symlink.buf)) {
164 /* absolute symlink; set resolved to root */
165 get_root_part(resolved, &symlink);
169 * strip off the last component since it will
170 * be replaced with the contents of the symlink
172 strip_last_component(resolved);
176 * if there are still remaining components to resolve
177 * then append them to symlink
180 strbuf_addch(&symlink, '/');
181 strbuf_addbuf(&symlink, &remaining);
185 * use the symlink as the remaining components that
186 * need to be resloved
188 strbuf_swap(&symlink, &remaining);
192 retval = resolved->buf;
195 strbuf_release(&remaining);
196 strbuf_release(&next);
197 strbuf_release(&symlink);
200 strbuf_reset(resolved);
205 const char *real_path(const char *path)
207 static struct strbuf realpath = STRBUF_INIT;
208 return strbuf_realpath(&realpath, path, 1);
211 const char *real_path_if_valid(const char *path)
213 static struct strbuf realpath = STRBUF_INIT;
214 return strbuf_realpath(&realpath, path, 0);
217 char *real_pathdup(const char *path)
219 struct strbuf realpath = STRBUF_INIT;
222 if (strbuf_realpath(&realpath, path, 0))
223 retval = strbuf_detach(&realpath, NULL);
225 strbuf_release(&realpath);
231 * Use this to get an absolute path from a relative one. If you want
232 * to resolve links, you should use real_path.
234 const char *absolute_path(const char *path)
236 static struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
238 strbuf_add_absolute_path(&sb, path);
242 char *absolute_pathdup(const char *path)
244 struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
245 strbuf_add_absolute_path(&sb, path);
246 return strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL);
250 * Unlike prefix_path, this should be used if the named file does
251 * not have to interact with index entry; i.e. name of a random file
254 const char *prefix_filename(const char *pfx, int pfx_len, const char *arg)
256 static struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
257 #ifndef GIT_WINDOWS_NATIVE
258 if (!pfx_len || is_absolute_path(arg))
261 strbuf_add(&path, pfx, pfx_len);
262 strbuf_addstr(&path, arg);
264 /* don't add prefix to absolute paths, but still replace '\' by '/' */
266 if (is_absolute_path(arg))
269 strbuf_add(&path, pfx, pfx_len);
270 strbuf_addstr(&path, arg);
271 convert_slashes(path.buf + pfx_len);