libbb/simplify_path.c

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/*
 * simplify_path implementation for busybox
 *
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2001  Manuel Novoa III  <mjn3@opensource.lineo.com>
 *
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 * General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 *
 */

#include <stdlib.h>

#include "libbb.h"

char *simplify_path(const char *path)
{
	char *s, *start, *p;

	if (path[0] == '/')
		start = xstrdup(path);
	else {
		s = xgetcwd(NULL);
		start = concat_path_file(s, path);
		free(s);
	}
	p = s = start;

	do {
		if (*p == '/') {
			if (*s == '/') {	/* skip duplicate (or initial) slash */
				continue;
			} else if (*s == '.') {
				if (s[1] == '/' || s[1] == 0) {	/* remove extra '.' */
					continue;
				} else if ((s[1] == '.') && (s[2] == '/' || s[2] == 0)) {
					++s;
					if (p > start) {
						while (*--p != '/');	/* omit previous dir */
					}
					continue;
				}
			}
		}
		*++p = *s;
	} while (*++s);

	if ((p == start) || (*p != '/')) {	/* not a trailing slash */
		++p;					/* so keep last character */
	}
	*p = 0;

	return start;
}