base/utils/paths.zeek

Functions to parse and manipulate UNIX style paths and directories.

Summary

Constants

absolute_path_pat: pattern

Functions

build_path: function	Constructs a path to a file given a directory and a file name.
build_path_compressed: function	Returns a compressed path to a file given a directory and file name.
extract_path: function	Given an arbitrary string, extracts a single, absolute path (directory with filename).

Detailed Interface

Constants

absolute_path_pat

Type:

pattern

Default:

/^?((\/|[A-Za-z]:[\\\/]).*)$?/

Functions

build_path

Type:

function (dir: string, file_name: string) : string

Constructs a path to a file given a directory and a file name.

Parameters:

• dir – the directory in which the file lives.

• file_name – the name of the file.

Returns:

the concatenation of the directory path and file name, or just the file name if it’s already an absolute path or dir is empty.

build_path_compressed

Type:

function (dir: string, file_name: string) : string

Returns a compressed path to a file given a directory and file name. See build_path and compress_path.

extract_path

Type:

function (input: string) : string

Given an arbitrary string, extracts a single, absolute path (directory with filename).

Todo

Make this work on Window’s style directories.

Parameters:

input – a string that may contain an absolute path.

Returns:

the first absolute path found in input string, else an empty string.