char *utils_expand_path(const char *path)
{
char *next, *previous, *slash, *start_path, *absolute_path = NULL;
+ char *last_token;
+ int is_dot, is_dotdot;
/* Safety net */
if (path == NULL) {
absolute_path, PATH_MAX);
}
+ /* Identify the last token */
+ last_token = strrchr(absolute_path, '/');
+
+ /* Verify that this token is not a relative path */
+ is_dotdot = (strcmp(last_token, "/..") == 0);
+ is_dot = (strcmp(last_token, "/.") == 0);
+
+ /* If it is, take action */
+ if (is_dot || is_dotdot) {
+ /* For both, remove this token */
+ *last_token = '\0';
+
+ /* If it was a reference to parent directory, go back one more time */
+ if (is_dotdot) {
+ last_token = strrchr(absolute_path, '/');
+
+ /* If there was only one level left, we keep the first '/' */
+ if (last_token == absolute_path) {
+ last_token++;
+ }
+
+ *last_token = '\0';
+ }
+ }
+
return absolute_path;
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