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1/** @file
2 * IPRT - Path Manipulation.
3 */
4
5/*
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29
30#ifndef ___iprt_path_h
31#define ___iprt_path_h
32
33#include <iprt/cdefs.h>
34#include <iprt/types.h>
35#ifdef IN_RING3
36# include <iprt/fs.h>
37#endif
38
39
40
41__BEGIN_DECLS
42
43/** @defgroup grp_rt_path RTPath - Path Manipulation
44 * @ingroup grp_rt
45 * @{
46 */
47
48
49/** @def RTPATH_SLASH
50 * The preferred slash character.
51 *
52 * @remark IPRT will always accept unix slashes. So, normally you would
53 * never have to use this define.
54 */
55#if defined(RT_OS_OS2) || defined(RT_OS_WINDOWS)
56# define RTPATH_SLASH '\\'
57#else
58# define RTPATH_SLASH '/'
59#endif
60
61/** @deprecated Use '/'! */
62#define RTPATH_DELIMITER RTPATH_SLASH
63
64
65/** @def RTPATH_SLASH_STR
66 * The preferred slash character as a string, handy for concatenations
67 * with other strings.
68 *
69 * @remark IPRT will always accept unix slashes. So, normally you would
70 * never have to use this define.
71 */
72#if defined(RT_OS_OS2) || defined(RT_OS_WINDOWS)
73# define RTPATH_SLASH_STR "\\"
74#else
75# define RTPATH_SLASH_STR "/"
76#endif
77
78
79/** @def RTPATH_IS_SLASH
80 * Checks if a character is a slash.
81 *
82 * @returns true if it's a slash and false if not.
83 * @returns @param ch Char to check.
84 */
85#if defined(RT_OS_OS2) || defined(RT_OS_WINDOWS)
86# define RTPATH_IS_SLASH(ch) ( (ch) == '\\' || (ch) == '/' )
87#else
88# define RTPATH_IS_SLASH(ch) ( (ch) == '/' )
89#endif
90
91
92/** @def RTPATH_IS_VOLSEP
93 * Checks if a character marks the end of the volume specification.
94 *
95 * @remark This is sufficient for the drive letter concept on PC.
96 * However it might be insufficient on other platforms
97 * and even on PC a UNC volume spec won't be detected this way.
98 * Use the RTPath@<too be created@>() instead.
99 *
100 * @returns true if it is and false if it isn't.
101 * @returns @param ch Char to check.
102 */
103#if defined(RT_OS_OS2) || defined(RT_OS_WINDOWS)
104# define RTPATH_IS_VOLSEP(ch) ( (ch) == ':' )
105#else
106# define RTPATH_IS_VOLSEP(ch) (false)
107#endif
108
109
110/** @def RTPATH_IS_SEP
111 * Checks if a character is path component separator
112 *
113 * @returns true if it is and false if it isn't.
114 * @returns @param ch Char to check.
115 * @
116 */
117#define RTPATH_IS_SEP(ch) ( RTPATH_IS_SLASH(ch) || RTPATH_IS_VOLSEP(ch) )
118
119
120/**
121 * Checks if the path exists.
122 *
123 * Symbolic links will all be attempted resolved.
124 *
125 * @returns true if it exists and false if it doesn't.
126 * @param pszPath The path to check.
127 */
128RTDECL(bool) RTPathExists(const char *pszPath);
129
130/**
131 * Sets the current working directory of the process.
132 *
133 * @returns IPRT status code.
134 * @param pszPath The path to the new working directory.
135 */
136RTDECL(int) RTPathSetCurrent(const char *pszPath);
137
138/**
139 * Gets the current working directory of the process.
140 *
141 * @returns IPRT status code.
142 * @param pszPath Where to store the path.
143 * @param cchPath The size of the buffer pszPath points to.
144 */
145RTDECL(int) RTPathGetCurrent(char *pszPath, size_t cchPath);
146
147/**
148 * Get the real path (no symlinks, no . or .. components), must exist.
149 *
150 * @returns iprt status code.
151 * @param pszPath The path to resolve.
152 * @param pszRealPath Where to store the real path.
153 * @param cchRealPath Size of the buffer.
154 */
155RTDECL(int) RTPathReal(const char *pszPath, char *pszRealPath, size_t cchRealPath);
156
157/**
158 * Same as RTPathReal only the result is RTStrDup()'ed.
159 *
160 * @returns Pointer to real path. Use RTStrFree() to free this string.
161 * @returns NULL if RTPathReal() or RTStrDup() fails.
162 * @param pszPath The path to resolve.
163 */
164RTDECL(char *) RTPathRealDup(const char *pszPath);
165
166/**
167 * Get the absolute path (starts from root, no . or .. components), doesn't have
168 * to exist. Note that this method is designed to never perform actual file
169 * system access, therefore symlinks are not resolved.
170 *
171 * @returns iprt status code.
172 * @param pszPath The path to resolve.
173 * @param pszAbsPath Where to store the absolute path.
174 * @param cchAbsPath Size of the buffer.
175 */
176RTDECL(int) RTPathAbs(const char *pszPath, char *pszAbsPath, size_t cchAbsPath);
177
178/**
179 * Same as RTPathAbs only the result is RTStrDup()'ed.
180 *
181 * @returns Pointer to the absolute path. Use RTStrFree() to free this string.
182 * @returns NULL if RTPathAbs() or RTStrDup() fails.
183 * @param pszPath The path to resolve.
184 */
185RTDECL(char *) RTPathAbsDup(const char *pszPath);
186
187/**
188 * Get the absolute path (no symlinks, no . or .. components), assuming the
189 * given base path as the current directory. The resulting path doesn't have
190 * to exist.
191 *
192 * @returns iprt status code.
193 * @param pszBase The base path to act like a current directory.
194 * When NULL, the actual cwd is used (i.e. the call
195 * is equivalent to RTPathAbs(pszPath, ...).
196 * @param pszPath The path to resolve.
197 * @param pszAbsPath Where to store the absolute path.
198 * @param cchAbsPath Size of the buffer.
199 */
200RTDECL(int) RTPathAbsEx(const char *pszBase, const char *pszPath, char *pszAbsPath, size_t cchAbsPath);
201
202/**
203 * Same as RTPathAbsEx only the result is RTStrDup()'ed.
204 *
205 * @returns Pointer to the absolute path. Use RTStrFree() to free this string.
206 * @returns NULL if RTPathAbsEx() or RTStrDup() fails.
207 * @param pszBase The base path to act like a current directory.
208 * When NULL, the actual cwd is used (i.e. the call
209 * is equivalent to RTPathAbs(pszPath, ...).
210 * @param pszPath The path to resolve.
211 */
212RTDECL(char *) RTPathAbsExDup(const char *pszBase, const char *pszPath);
213
214/**
215 * Strips the filename from a path. Truncates the given string in-place by overwriting the
216 * last path separator character with a null byte in a platform-neutral way.
217 *
218 * @param pszPath Path from which filename should be extracted, will be truncated.
219 * If the string contains no path separator, it will be changed to a "." string.
220 */
221RTDECL(void) RTPathStripFilename(char *pszPath);
222
223/**
224 * Strips the extension from a path.
225 *
226 * @param pszPath Path which extension should be stripped.
227 */
228RTDECL(void) RTPathStripExt(char *pszPath);
229
230/**
231 * Strips the trailing slashes of a path name.
232 *
233 * @param pszPath Path to strip.
234 */
235RTDECL(void) RTPathStripTrailingSlash(char *pszPath);
236
237/**
238 * Parses a path.
239 *
240 * It figures the length of the directory component, the offset of
241 * the file name and the location of the suffix dot.
242 *
243 * @returns The path length.
244 *
245 * @param pszPath Path to find filename in.
246 * @param pcbDir Where to put the length of the directory component.
247 * If no directory, this will be 0. Optional.
248 * @param poffName Where to store the filename offset.
249 * If empty string or if it's ending with a slash this
250 * will be set to -1. Optional.
251 * @param poffSuff Where to store the suffix offset (the last dot).
252 * If empty string or if it's ending with a slash this
253 * will be set to -1. Optional.
254 * @param pfFlags Where to set flags returning more information about
255 * the path. For the future. Optional.
256 */
257RTDECL(size_t) RTPathParse(const char *pszPath, size_t *pcchDir, ssize_t *poffName, ssize_t *poffSuff);
258
259/**
260 * Finds the filename in a path.
261 *
262 * @returns Pointer to filename within pszPath.
263 * @returns NULL if no filename (i.e. empty string or ends with a slash).
264 * @param pszPath Path to find filename in.
265 */
266RTDECL(char *) RTPathFilename(const char *pszPath);
267
268/**
269 * Finds the extension part of in a path.
270 *
271 * @returns Pointer to extension within pszPath.
272 * @returns NULL if no extension.
273 * @param pszPath Path to find extension in.
274 */
275RTDECL(char *) RTPathExt(const char *pszPath);
276
277/**
278 * Checks if a path have an extension.
279 *
280 * @returns true if extension present.
281 * @returns false if no extension.
282 * @param pszPath Path to check.
283 */
284RTDECL(bool) RTPathHaveExt(const char *pszPath);
285
286/**
287 * Checks if a path includes more than a filename.
288 *
289 * @returns true if path present.
290 * @returns false if no path.
291 * @param pszPath Path to check.
292 */
293RTDECL(bool) RTPathHavePath(const char *pszPath);
294
295/**
296 * Compares two paths.
297 *
298 * The comparison takes platform-dependent details into account,
299 * such as:
300 * <ul>
301 * <li>On DOS-like platforms, both |\| and |/| separator chars are considered
302 * to be equal.
303 * <li>On platforms with case-insensitive file systems, mismatching characters
304 * are uppercased and compared again.
305 * </ul>
306 *
307 * File system details are currently ignored. This means that you won't get
308 * case-insensitive compares on unix systems when a path goes into a case-insensitive
309 * filesystem like FAT, HPFS, HFS, NTFS, JFS, or similar. For NT, OS/2 and similar
310 * you'll won't get case-sensitive compares on a case-sensitive file system.
311 *
312 * @param pszPath1 Path to compare (must be an absolute path).
313 * @param pszPath2 Path to compare (must be an absolute path).
314 *
315 * @returns @< 0 if the first path less than the second path.
316 * @returns 0 if the first path identical to the second path.
317 * @returns @> 0 if the first path greater than the second path.
318 */
319RTDECL(int) RTPathCompare(const char *pszPath1, const char *pszPath2);
320
321/**
322 * Checks if a path starts with the given parent path.
323 *
324 * This means that either the path and the parent path matches completely, or that
325 * the path is to some file or directory residing in the tree given by the parent
326 * directory.
327 *
328 * The path comparison takes platform-dependent details into account,
329 * see RTPathCompare() for details.
330 *
331 * @param pszPath Path to check, must be an absolute path.
332 * @param pszParentPath Parent path, must be an absolute path.
333 * No trailing directory slash!
334 *
335 * @returns |true| when \a pszPath starts with \a pszParentPath (or when they
336 * are identical), or |false| otherwise.
337 *
338 * @remark This API doesn't currently handle root directory compares in a manner
339 * consistent with the other APIs. RTPathStartsWith(pszSomePath, "/") will
340 * not work if pszSomePath isn't "/".
341 */
342RTDECL(bool) RTPathStartsWith(const char *pszPath, const char *pszParentPath);
343
344
345#ifdef IN_RING3
346
347/**
348 * Gets the program path.
349 *
350 * @returns iprt status code.
351 * @param pszPath Buffer where to store the path.
352 * @param cchPath Buffer size in bytes.
353 */
354RTDECL(int) RTPathProgram(char *pszPath, size_t cchPath);
355
356/**
357 * Gets the user home directory.
358 *
359 * @returns iprt status code.
360 * @param pszPath Buffer where to store the path.
361 * @param cchPath Buffer size in bytes.
362 */
363RTDECL(int) RTPathUserHome(char *pszPath, size_t cchPath);
364
365/**
366 * Gets the directory of shared libraries. This is not the same as
367 * RTPathAppPrivateArch() as Linux depends all shared libraries in
368 * a common global directory where ld.so can found them.
369 *
370 * Linux: /usr/lib
371 * Windows: @<program files directory@>/@<application@>
372 * Old path: same as RTPathProgram()
373 *
374 * @returns iprt status code.
375 * @param pszPath Buffer where to store the path.
376 * @param cchPath Buffer size in bytes.
377 */
378RTDECL(int) RTPathSharedLibs(char *pszPath, size_t cchPath);
379
380/**
381 * Gets the directory for architecture-independent application data, for
382 * example NLS files, module sources, ...
383 *
384 * Linux: /usr/shared/@<application@>
385 * Windows: @<program files directory@>/@<application@>
386 * Old path: same as RTPathProgram()
387 *
388 * @returns iprt status code.
389 * @param pszPath Buffer where to store the path.
390 * @param cchPath Buffer size in bytes.
391 */
392RTDECL(int) RTPathAppPrivateNoArch(char *pszPath, size_t cchPath);
393
394/**
395 * Gets the directory for architecture-dependent application data, for
396 * example modules which can be loaded at runtime.
397 *
398 * Linux: /usr/lib/@<application@>
399 * Windows: @<program files directory@>/@<application@>
400 * Old path: same as RTPathProgram()
401 *
402 * @returns iprt status code.
403 * @param pszPath Buffer where to store the path.
404 * @param cchPath Buffer size in bytes.
405 */
406RTDECL(int) RTPathAppPrivateArch(char *pszPath, size_t cchPath);
407
408/**
409 * Gets the directory for documentation.
410 *
411 * Linux: /usr/share/doc/@<application@>
412 * Windows: @<program files directory@>/@<application@>
413 * Old path: same as RTPathProgram()
414 *
415 * @returns iprt status code.
416 * @param pszPath Buffer where to store the path.
417 * @param cchPath Buffer size in bytes.
418 */
419RTDECL(int) RTPathAppDocs(char *pszPath, size_t cchPath);
420
421/**
422 * Query information about a file system object.
423 *
424 * This API will not resolve symbolic links in the last component (just
425 * like unix lstat()).
426 *
427 * @returns VINF_SUCCESS if the object exists, information returned.
428 * @returns VERR_PATH_NOT_FOUND if any but the last component in the specified
429 * path was not found or was not a directory.
430 * @returns VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND if the object does not exist (but path to the
431 * parent directory exists).
432 * @returns some other iprt status code.
433 *
434 * @param pszPath Path to the file system object.
435 * @param pObjInfo Object information structure to be filled on successful return.
436 * @param enmAdditionalAttribs
437 * Which set of additional attributes to request.
438 * Use RTFSOBJATTRADD_NOTHING if this doesn't matter.
439 */
440RTR3DECL(int) RTPathQueryInfo(const char *pszPath, PRTFSOBJINFO pObjInfo, RTFSOBJATTRADD enmAdditionalAttribs);
441
442/**
443 * Changes the mode flags of a file system object.
444 *
445 * The API requires at least one of the mode flag sets (Unix/Dos) to
446 * be set. The type is ignored.
447 *
448 * This API will resolve symbolic links in the last component since
449 * mode isn't important for symbolic links.
450 *
451 * @returns iprt status code.
452 * @param pszPath Path to the file system object.
453 * @param fMode The new file mode, see @ref grp_rt_fs for details.
454 */
455RTR3DECL(int) RTPathSetMode(const char *pszPath, RTFMODE fMode);
456
457/**
458 * Gets the mode flags of a file system object.
459 *
460 * @returns iprt status code.
461 * @param pszPath Path to the file system object.
462 * @param pfMode Where to store the file mode, see @ref grp_rt_fs for details.
463 *
464 * @remark This is wrapper around RTPathReal() + RTPathQueryInfo()
465 * and exists to complement RTPathSetMode().
466 */
467RTR3DECL(int) RTPathGetMode(const char *pszPath, PRTFMODE pfMode);
468
469/**
470 * Changes one or more of the timestamps associated of file system object.
471 *
472 * This API will not resolve symbolic links in the last component (just
473 * like unix lutimes()).
474 *
475 * @returns iprt status code.
476 * @param pszPath Path to the file system object.
477 * @param pAccessTime Pointer to the new access time.
478 * @param pModificationTime Pointer to the new modification time.
479 * @param pChangeTime Pointer to the new change time. NULL if not to be changed.
480 * @param pBirthTime Pointer to the new time of birth. NULL if not to be changed.
481 *
482 * @remark The file system might not implement all these time attributes,
483 * the API will ignore the ones which aren't supported.
484 *
485 * @remark The file system might not implement the time resolution
486 * employed by this interface, the time will be chopped to fit.
487 *
488 * @remark The file system may update the change time even if it's
489 * not specified.
490 *
491 * @remark POSIX can only set Access & Modification and will always set both.
492 */
493RTR3DECL(int) RTPathSetTimes(const char *pszPath, PCRTTIMESPEC pAccessTime, PCRTTIMESPEC pModificationTime,
494 PCRTTIMESPEC pChangeTime, PCRTTIMESPEC pBirthTime);
495
496/**
497 * Gets one or more of the timestamps associated of file system object.
498 *
499 * @returns iprt status code.
500 * @param pszPath Path to the file system object.
501 * @param pAccessTime Where to store the access time. NULL is ok.
502 * @param pModificationTime Where to store the modification time. NULL is ok.
503 * @param pChangeTime Where to store the change time. NULL is ok.
504 * @param pBirthTime Where to store the creation time. NULL is ok.
505 *
506 * @remark This is wrapper around RTPathQueryInfo() and exists to complement RTPathSetTimes().
507 */
508RTR3DECL(int) RTPathGetTimes(const char *pszPath, PRTTIMESPEC pAccessTime, PRTTIMESPEC pModificationTime,
509 PRTTIMESPEC pChangeTime, PRTTIMESPEC pBirthTime);
510
511/**
512 * Changes the owner and/or group of a file system object.
513 *
514 * This API will not resolve symbolic links in the last component (just
515 * like unix lchown()).
516 *
517 * @returns iprt status code.
518 * @param pszPath Path to the file system object.
519 * @param uid The new file owner user id. Use -1 (or ~0) to leave this unchanged.
520 * @param gid The new group id. Use -1 (or ~0) to leave this unchanged.
521 */
522RTR3DECL(int) RTPathSetOwner(const char *pszPath, uint32_t uid, uint32_t gid);
523
524/**
525 * Gets the owner and/or group of a file system object.
526 *
527 * @returns iprt status code.
528 * @param pszPath Path to the file system object.
529 * @param pUid Where to store the owner user id. NULL is ok.
530 * @param pGid Where to store the group id. NULL is ok.
531 *
532 * @remark This is wrapper around RTPathQueryInfo() and exists to complement RTPathGetOwner().
533 */
534RTR3DECL(int) RTPathGetOwner(const char *pszPath, uint32_t *pUid, uint32_t *pGid);
535
536
537/** @name RTPathRename, RTDirRename & RTFileRename flags.
538 * @{ */
539/** This will replace attempt any target which isn't a directory. */
540#define RTPATHRENAME_FLAGS_REPLACE RT_BIT(0)
541/** @} */
542
543/**
544 * Renames a path within a filesystem.
545 *
546 * @returns IPRT status code.
547 * @param pszSrc The source path.
548 * @param pszDst The destination path.
549 * @param fRename Rename flags, RTPATHRENAME_FLAGS_*.
550 */
551RTR3DECL(int) RTPathRename(const char *pszSrc, const char *pszDst, unsigned fRename);
552
553#endif /* IN_RING3 */
554
555/** @} */
556
557__END_DECLS
558
559#endif
560
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