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Ns_NormalizePath

Overview

Normalize a path name

Syntax

    char *Ns_NormalizePath(
    	Ns_DString *dest,
    	char *path
    );

Description

This function removes any extraneous slashes from the path and resolves "." and ".." references. The result is appended to the given Ns_DString. For example

    Ns_NormalizePath(&ds, 
"/dog/cat/../../rat/../../dog//mouse/..");

appends "/dog" to the Ns_DString.

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