Merge branch 'da/difftool-dir-diff-symlink-fix' into maint
[git.git] / abspath.c
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1 #include "cache.h"
3 /*
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.
7 */
8 int is_directory(const char *path)
10 struct stat st;
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]))
22 len--;
23 /* Skip sequences of multiple path-separators */
24 while (offset < len && is_dir_sep(path->buf[len - 1]))
25 len--;
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)
33 char *start = NULL;
34 char *end = NULL;
36 strbuf_reset(next);
38 /* look for the next component */
39 /* Skip sequences of multiple path-separators */
40 for (start = remaining->buf; is_dir_sep(*start); start++)
41 ; /* nothing */
42 /* Find end of the path component */
43 for (end = start; *end && !is_dir_sep(*end); end++)
44 ; /* nothing */
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);
60 #endif
61 strbuf_remove(remaining, 0, offset);
64 /* We allow "recursive" symbolic links. Only within reason, though. */
65 #ifndef MAXSYMLINKS
66 #define MAXSYMLINKS 32
67 #endif
70 * If set, any number of trailing components may be missing; otherwise, only one
71 * may be.
73 #define REALPATH_MANY_MISSING (1 << 0)
74 /* Should we die if there's an error? */
75 #define REALPATH_DIE_ON_ERROR (1 << 1)
77 static char *strbuf_realpath_1(struct strbuf *resolved, const char *path,
78 int flags)
80 struct strbuf remaining = STRBUF_INIT;
81 struct strbuf next = STRBUF_INIT;
82 struct strbuf symlink = STRBUF_INIT;
83 char *retval = NULL;
84 int num_symlinks = 0;
85 struct stat st;
87 if (!*path) {
88 if (flags & REALPATH_DIE_ON_ERROR)
89 die("The empty string is not a valid path");
90 else
91 goto error_out;
94 strbuf_addstr(&remaining, path);
95 get_root_part(resolved, &remaining);
97 if (!resolved->len) {
98 /* relative path; can use CWD as the initial resolved path */
99 if (strbuf_getcwd(resolved)) {
100 if (flags & REALPATH_DIE_ON_ERROR)
101 die_errno("unable to get current working directory");
102 else
103 goto error_out;
107 /* Iterate over the remaining path components */
108 while (remaining.len > 0) {
109 get_next_component(&next, &remaining);
111 if (next.len == 0) {
112 continue; /* empty component */
113 } else if (next.len == 1 && !strcmp(next.buf, ".")) {
114 continue; /* '.' component */
115 } else if (next.len == 2 && !strcmp(next.buf, "..")) {
116 /* '..' component; strip the last path component */
117 strip_last_component(resolved);
118 continue;
121 /* append the next component and resolve resultant path */
122 if (!is_dir_sep(resolved->buf[resolved->len - 1]))
123 strbuf_addch(resolved, '/');
124 strbuf_addbuf(resolved, &next);
126 if (lstat(resolved->buf, &st)) {
127 /* error out unless this was the last component */
128 if (errno != ENOENT ||
129 (!(flags & REALPATH_MANY_MISSING) && remaining.len)) {
130 if (flags & REALPATH_DIE_ON_ERROR)
131 die_errno("Invalid path '%s'",
132 resolved->buf);
133 else
134 goto error_out;
136 } else if (S_ISLNK(st.st_mode)) {
137 ssize_t len;
138 strbuf_reset(&symlink);
140 if (num_symlinks++ > MAXSYMLINKS) {
141 errno = ELOOP;
143 if (flags & REALPATH_DIE_ON_ERROR)
144 die("More than %d nested symlinks "
145 "on path '%s'", MAXSYMLINKS, path);
146 else
147 goto error_out;
150 len = strbuf_readlink(&symlink, resolved->buf,
151 st.st_size);
152 if (len < 0) {
153 if (flags & REALPATH_DIE_ON_ERROR)
154 die_errno("Invalid symlink '%s'",
155 resolved->buf);
156 else
157 goto error_out;
160 if (is_absolute_path(symlink.buf)) {
161 /* absolute symlink; set resolved to root */
162 get_root_part(resolved, &symlink);
163 } else {
165 * relative symlink
166 * strip off the last component since it will
167 * be replaced with the contents of the symlink
169 strip_last_component(resolved);
173 * if there are still remaining components to resolve
174 * then append them to symlink
176 if (remaining.len) {
177 strbuf_addch(&symlink, '/');
178 strbuf_addbuf(&symlink, &remaining);
182 * use the symlink as the remaining components that
183 * need to be resolved
185 strbuf_swap(&symlink, &remaining);
189 retval = resolved->buf;
191 error_out:
192 strbuf_release(&remaining);
193 strbuf_release(&next);
194 strbuf_release(&symlink);
196 if (!retval)
197 strbuf_reset(resolved);
199 return retval;
203 * Return the real path (i.e., absolute path, with symlinks resolved
204 * and extra slashes removed) equivalent to the specified path. (If
205 * you want an absolute path but don't mind links, use
206 * absolute_path().) Places the resolved realpath in the provided strbuf.
208 * The directory part of path (i.e., everything up to the last
209 * dir_sep) must denote a valid, existing directory, but the last
210 * component need not exist. If die_on_error is set, then die with an
211 * informative error message if there is a problem. Otherwise, return
212 * NULL on errors (without generating any output).
214 char *strbuf_realpath(struct strbuf *resolved, const char *path,
215 int die_on_error)
217 return strbuf_realpath_1(resolved, path,
218 die_on_error ? REALPATH_DIE_ON_ERROR : 0);
222 * Just like strbuf_realpath, but allows an arbitrary number of path
223 * components to be missing.
225 char *strbuf_realpath_forgiving(struct strbuf *resolved, const char *path,
226 int die_on_error)
228 return strbuf_realpath_1(resolved, path,
229 ((die_on_error ? REALPATH_DIE_ON_ERROR : 0) |
230 REALPATH_MANY_MISSING));
233 char *real_pathdup(const char *path, int die_on_error)
235 struct strbuf realpath = STRBUF_INIT;
236 char *retval = NULL;
238 if (strbuf_realpath(&realpath, path, die_on_error))
239 retval = strbuf_detach(&realpath, NULL);
241 strbuf_release(&realpath);
243 return retval;
247 * Use this to get an absolute path from a relative one. If you want
248 * to resolve links, you should use strbuf_realpath.
250 const char *absolute_path(const char *path)
252 static struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
253 strbuf_reset(&sb);
254 strbuf_add_absolute_path(&sb, path);
255 return sb.buf;
258 char *absolute_pathdup(const char *path)
260 struct strbuf sb = STRBUF_INIT;
261 strbuf_add_absolute_path(&sb, path);
262 return strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL);
265 char *prefix_filename(const char *pfx, const char *arg)
267 struct strbuf path = STRBUF_INIT;
268 size_t pfx_len = pfx ? strlen(pfx) : 0;
270 if (!pfx_len)
271 ; /* nothing to prefix */
272 else if (is_absolute_path(arg))
273 pfx_len = 0;
274 else
275 strbuf_add(&path, pfx, pfx_len);
277 strbuf_addstr(&path, arg);
278 #ifdef GIT_WINDOWS_NATIVE
279 convert_slashes(path.buf + pfx_len);
280 #endif
281 return strbuf_detach(&path, NULL);