Commonly used Posix string as uninterpreted char[] array.

Filepaths are char[] data on unix as passed to syscalls.

Partial unicode friendly encoding.

This encodes as UTF8 (strictly), which is a good guess.

Throws an EncodingException if encoding fails. If the input does not contain surrogate chars, you can use unsafeEncodeUtf.

Unsafe unicode friendly encoding.

Like encodeUtf, except it crashes when the input contains surrogate chars. For sanitized input, this can be useful.

Encode a String with the specified encoding.

This mimics the behavior of the base library when doing filesystem operations, which uses shady PEP 383 style encoding (based on the current locale, but PEP 383 only works properly on UTF-8 encodings, so good luck).

Looking up the locale requires IO. If you're not worried about calls to setFileSystemEncoding, then unsafePerformIO may be feasible (make sure to deeply evaluate the result to catch exceptions).

QuasiQuote a PosixPath. This accepts Unicode characters and encodes as UTF-8. Runs isValid on the input.

Pack a list of platform words to a platform string.

Note that using this in conjunction with unsafeFromChar to convert from [Char] to platform string is probably not what you want, because it will truncate unicode code points.

Partial unicode friendly decoding.

This decodes as UTF8 (strictly), which is a good guess. Note that filenames on unix are encoding agnostic char arrays.

Throws a EncodingException if decoding fails.

Decode a PosixString with the specified encoding.

The String is forced into memory to catch all exceptions.

This mimics the behavior of the base library when doing filesystem operations, which uses shady PEP 383 style encoding (based on the current locale, but PEP 383 only works properly on UTF-8 encodings, so good luck).

Looking up the locale requires IO. If you're not worried about calls to setFileSystemEncoding, then unsafePerformIO may be feasible (make sure to deeply evaluate the result to catch exceptions).

Unpack a platform string to a list of platform words.

Truncates to 1 octet.

Converts back to a unicode codepoint (total).

The character that separates directories. In the case where more than one character is possible, pathSeparator is the 'ideal' one.

pathSeparator ==  '/'

The list of all possible separators.

pathSeparators == ['/']
pathSeparator `elem` pathSeparators

Rather than using (== pathSeparator), use this. Test if something is a path separator.

isPathSeparator a == (a `elem` pathSeparators)

The character that is used to separate the entries in the $PATH environment variable.

searchPathSeparator == ':'

Is the character a file separator?

isSearchPathSeparator a == (a == searchPathSeparator)

File extension character

extSeparator == '.'

Is the character an extension character?

isExtSeparator a == (a == extSeparator)

Take a string, split it on the searchPathSeparator character.

Blank items are converted to . on , and quotes are not treated specially.

Follows the recommendations in http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/basedefs/xbd_chap08.html

splitSearchPath "File1:File2:File3"  == ["File1","File2","File3"]
splitSearchPath "File1::File2:File3" == ["File1",".","File2","File3"]

Split on the extension. addExtension is the inverse.

splitExtension "/directory/path.ext" == ("/directory/path",".ext")
uncurry (<>) (splitExtension x) == x
Valid x => uncurry addExtension (splitExtension x) == x
splitExtension "file.txt" == ("file",".txt")
splitExtension "file" == ("file","")
splitExtension "file/file.txt" == ("file/file",".txt")
splitExtension "file.txt/boris" == ("file.txt/boris","")
splitExtension "file.txt/boris.ext" == ("file.txt/boris",".ext")
splitExtension "file/path.txt.bob.fred" == ("file/path.txt.bob",".fred")
splitExtension "file/path.txt/" == ("file/path.txt/","")

Get the extension of a file, returns "" for no extension, .ext otherwise.

takeExtension "/directory/path.ext" == ".ext"
takeExtension x == snd (splitExtension x)
Valid x => takeExtension (addExtension x "ext") == ".ext"
Valid x => takeExtension (replaceExtension x "ext") == ".ext"

Set the extension of a file, overwriting one if already present, equivalent to -<.>.

replaceExtension "/directory/path.txt" "ext" == "/directory/path.ext"
replaceExtension "/directory/path.txt" ".ext" == "/directory/path.ext"
replaceExtension "file.txt" ".bob" == "file.bob"
replaceExtension "file.txt" "bob" == "file.bob"
replaceExtension "file" ".bob" == "file.bob"
replaceExtension "file.txt" "" == "file"
replaceExtension "file.fred.bob" "txt" == "file.fred.txt"
replaceExtension x y == addExtension (dropExtension x) y

Remove the current extension and add another, equivalent to replaceExtension.

"/directory/path.txt" -<.> "ext" == "/directory/path.ext"
"/directory/path.txt" -<.> ".ext" == "/directory/path.ext"
"foo.o" -<.> "c" == "foo.c"

Remove last extension, and the "." preceding it.

dropExtension "/directory/path.ext" == "/directory/path"
dropExtension x == fst (splitExtension x)

Add an extension, even if there is already one there, equivalent to <.>.

addExtension "/directory/path" "ext" == "/directory/path.ext"
addExtension "file.txt" "bib" == "file.txt.bib"
addExtension "file." ".bib" == "file..bib"
addExtension "file" ".bib" == "file.bib"
addExtension "/" "x" == "/.x"
addExtension x "" == x
Valid x => takeFileName (addExtension (addTrailingPathSeparator x) "ext") == ".ext"
Windows: addExtension "\\\\share" ".txt" == "\\\\share\\.txt"

Add an extension, even if there is already one there, equivalent to <.>.

addExtension "/directory/path" "ext" == "/directory/path.ext"
addExtension "file.txt" "bib" == "file.txt.bib"
addExtension "file." ".bib" == "file..bib"
addExtension "file" ".bib" == "file.bib"
addExtension "/" "x" == "/.x"
addExtension x "" == x
Valid x => takeFileName (addExtension (addTrailingPathSeparator x) "ext") == ".ext"

Does the given filename have an extension?

hasExtension "/directory/path.ext" == True
hasExtension "/directory/path" == False
null (takeExtension x) == not (hasExtension x)

Add an extension, even if there is already one there, equivalent to addExtension.

"/directory/path" <.> "ext" == "/directory/path.ext"
"/directory/path" <.> ".ext" == "/directory/path.ext"

Split on all extensions.

splitExtensions "/directory/path.ext" == ("/directory/path",".ext")
splitExtensions "file.tar.gz" == ("file",".tar.gz")
uncurry (<>) (splitExtensions x) == x
Valid x => uncurry addExtension (splitExtensions x) == x
splitExtensions "file.tar.gz" == ("file",".tar.gz")

Drop all extensions.

dropExtensions "/directory/path.ext" == "/directory/path"
dropExtensions "file.tar.gz" == "file"
not $ hasExtension $ dropExtensions x
not $ any isExtSeparator $ takeFileName $ dropExtensions x

Get all extensions.

takeExtensions "/directory/path.ext" == ".ext"
takeExtensions "file.tar.gz" == ".tar.gz"

Replace all extensions of a file with a new extension. Note that replaceExtension and addExtension both work for adding multiple extensions, so only required when you need to drop all extensions first.

replaceExtensions "file.fred.bob" "txt" == "file.txt"
replaceExtensions "file.fred.bob" "tar.gz" == "file.tar.gz"

Does the given filename have the specified extension?

"png" `isExtensionOf` "/directory/file.png" == True
".png" `isExtensionOf` "/directory/file.png" == True
".tar.gz" `isExtensionOf` "bar/foo.tar.gz" == True
"ar.gz" `isExtensionOf` "bar/foo.tar.gz" == False
"png" `isExtensionOf` "/directory/file.png.jpg" == False
"csv/table.csv" `isExtensionOf` "/data/csv/table.csv" == False

Drop the given extension from a filepath, and the "." preceding it. Returns Nothing if the filepath does not have the given extension, or Just and the part before the extension if it does.

This function can be more predictable than dropExtensions, especially if the filename might itself contain . characters.

stripExtension "hs.o" "foo.x.hs.o" == Just "foo.x"
stripExtension "hi.o" "foo.x.hs.o" == Nothing
dropExtension x == fromJust (stripExtension (takeExtension x) x)
dropExtensions x == fromJust (stripExtension (takeExtensions x) x)
stripExtension ".c.d" "a.b.c.d"  == Just "a.b"
stripExtension ".c.d" "a.b..c.d" == Just "a.b."
stripExtension "baz"  "foo.bar"  == Nothing
stripExtension "bar"  "foobar"   == Nothing
stripExtension ""     x          == Just x

Split a filename into directory and file. </> is the inverse. The first component will often end with a trailing slash.

splitFileName "/directory/file.ext" == ("/directory/","file.ext")
Valid x => uncurry (</>) (splitFileName x) == x || fst (splitFileName x) == "./"
Valid x => isValid (fst (splitFileName x))
splitFileName "file/bob.txt" == ("file/", "bob.txt")
splitFileName "file/" == ("file/", "")
splitFileName "bob" == ("./", "bob")
splitFileName "/" == ("/","")

Get the file name.

takeFileName "/directory/file.ext" == "file.ext"
takeFileName "test/" == ""
takeFileName x `isSuffixOf` x
takeFileName x == snd (splitFileName x)
Valid x => takeFileName (replaceFileName x "fred") == "fred"
Valid x => takeFileName (x </> "fred") == "fred"
Valid x => isRelative (takeFileName x)

Set the filename.

replaceFileName "/directory/other.txt" "file.ext" == "/directory/file.ext"
Valid x => replaceFileName x (takeFileName x) == x

Drop the filename. Unlike takeDirectory, this function will leave a trailing path separator on the directory.

dropFileName "/directory/file.ext" == "/directory/"
dropFileName x == fst (splitFileName x)

Get the base name, without an extension or path.

takeBaseName "/directory/file.ext" == "file"
takeBaseName "file/test.txt" == "test"
takeBaseName "dave.ext" == "dave"
takeBaseName "" == ""
takeBaseName "test" == "test"
takeBaseName (addTrailingPathSeparator x) == ""
takeBaseName "file/file.tar.gz" == "file.tar"

Set the base name.

replaceBaseName "/directory/other.ext" "file" == "/directory/file.ext"
replaceBaseName "file/test.txt" "bob" == "file/bob.txt"
replaceBaseName "fred" "bill" == "bill"
replaceBaseName "/dave/fred/bob.gz.tar" "new" == "/dave/fred/new.tar"
Valid x => replaceBaseName x (takeBaseName x) == x

Get the directory name, move up one level.

          takeDirectory "/directory/other.ext" == "/directory"
          takeDirectory x `isPrefixOf` x || takeDirectory x == "."
          takeDirectory "foo" == "."
          takeDirectory "/" == "/"
          takeDirectory "/foo" == "/"
          takeDirectory "/foo/bar/baz" == "/foo/bar"
          takeDirectory "/foo/bar/baz/" == "/foo/bar/baz"
          takeDirectory "foo/bar/baz" == "foo/bar"

Set the directory, keeping the filename the same.

replaceDirectory "root/file.ext" "/directory/" == "/directory/file.ext"
Valid x => replaceDirectory x (takeDirectory x) `equalFilePath` x

An alias for </>.

Combine two paths with a path separator. If the second path starts with a path separator or a drive letter, then it returns the second. The intention is that readFile (dir </> file) will access the same file as setCurrentDirectory dir; readFile file.

"/directory" </> "file.ext" == "/directory/file.ext"
Valid x => (takeDirectory x </> takeFileName x) `equalFilePath` x

Combined:

"/" </> "test" == "/test"
"home" </> "bob" == "home/bob"
"x:" </> "foo" == "x:/foo"

Not combined:

"home" </> "/bob" == "/bob"

Split a path by the directory separator.

splitPath "/directory/file.ext" == ["/","directory/","file.ext"]
concat (splitPath x) == x
splitPath "test//item/" == ["test//","item/"]
splitPath "test/item/file" == ["test/","item/","file"]
splitPath "" == []
splitPath "/file/test" == ["/","file/","test"]

Join path elements back together.

joinPath z == foldr (</>) "" z
joinPath ["/","directory/","file.ext"] == "/directory/file.ext"
Valid x => joinPath (splitPath x) == x
joinPath [] == ""
joinPath ["test","file","path"] == "test/file/path"

Just as splitPath, but don't add the trailing slashes to each element.

splitDirectories "/directory/file.ext" == ["/","directory","file.ext"]
splitDirectories "test/file" == ["test","file"]
splitDirectories "/test/file" == ["/","test","file"]
Valid x => joinPath (splitDirectories x) `equalFilePath` x
splitDirectories "" == []
splitDirectories "/test///file" == ["/","test","file"]

Split a path into a drive and a path. / is a Drive.

uncurry (<>) (splitDrive x) == x
splitDrive "/test" == ("/","test")
splitDrive "//test" == ("//","test")
splitDrive "test/file" == ("","test/file")
splitDrive "file" == ("","file")

Join a drive and the rest of the path.

Valid x => uncurry joinDrive (splitDrive x) == x
Windows: joinDrive "C:" "foo" == "C:foo"
Windows: joinDrive "C:\\" "bar" == "C:\\bar"
Windows: joinDrive "\\\\share" "foo" == "\\\\share\\foo"
Windows: joinDrive "/:" "foo" == "/:\\foo"

Join a drive and the rest of the path.

Valid x => uncurry joinDrive (splitDrive x) == x

Get the drive from a filepath.

takeDrive x == fst (splitDrive x)

Does a path have a drive.

not (hasDrive x) == null (takeDrive x)
hasDrive "/foo" == True
hasDrive "foo" == False
hasDrive "" == False

Delete the drive, if it exists.

dropDrive x == snd (splitDrive x)

Is an element a drive

isDrive "/" == True
isDrive "/foo" == False
isDrive "" == False

Is an item either a directory or the last character a path separator?

hasTrailingPathSeparator "test" == False
hasTrailingPathSeparator "test/" == True

Add a trailing file path separator if one is not already present.

hasTrailingPathSeparator (addTrailingPathSeparator x)
hasTrailingPathSeparator x ==> addTrailingPathSeparator x == x
addTrailingPathSeparator "test/rest" == "test/rest/"

Remove any trailing path separators

dropTrailingPathSeparator "file/test/" == "file/test"
dropTrailingPathSeparator "/" == "/"
not (hasTrailingPathSeparator (dropTrailingPathSeparator x)) || isDrive x

Normalise a file

• // outside of the drive can be made blank
• / -> pathSeparator
• ./ -> ""

Does not remove "..", because of symlinks.

normalise "/file/\\test////" == "/file/\\test/"
normalise "/file/./test" == "/file/test"
normalise "/test/file/../bob/fred/" == "/test/file/../bob/fred/"
normalise "../bob/fred/" == "../bob/fred/"
normalise "/a/../c" == "/a/../c"
normalise "./bob/fred/" == "bob/fred/"
normalise "." == "."
normalise "./" == "./"
normalise "./." == "./"
normalise "/./" == "/"
normalise "/" == "/"
normalise "bob/fred/." == "bob/fred/"
normalise "//home" == "/home"

Equality of two filepaths. If you call System.Directory.canonicalizePath first this has a much better chance of working. Note that this doesn't follow symlinks or DOSNAM~1s.

Similar to normalise, this does not expand "..", because of symlinks.

x == y ==> equalFilePath x y
normalise x == normalise y ==> equalFilePath x y
equalFilePath "foo" "foo/"
not (equalFilePath "/a/../c" "/c")
not (equalFilePath "foo" "/foo")
not (equalFilePath "foo" "FOO")

Contract a filename, based on a relative path. Note that the resulting path will never introduce .. paths, as the presence of symlinks means ../b may not reach a/b if it starts from a/c. For a worked example see this blog post.

The corresponding makeAbsolute function can be found in System.Directory.

makeRelative "/directory" "/directory/file.ext" == "file.ext"
Valid x => makeRelative (takeDirectory x) x `equalFilePath` takeFileName x
makeRelative x x == "."
Valid x y => equalFilePath x y || (isRelative x && makeRelative y x == x) || equalFilePath (y </> makeRelative y x) x
makeRelative "/Home" "/home/bob" == "/home/bob"
makeRelative "/home/" "/home/bob/foo/bar" == "bob/foo/bar"
makeRelative "/fred" "bob" == "bob"
makeRelative "/file/test" "/file/test/fred" == "fred"
makeRelative "/file/test" "/file/test/fred/" == "fred/"
makeRelative "some/path" "some/path/a/b/c" == "a/b/c"

Is a path relative, or is it fixed to the root?

isRelative "test/path" == True
isRelative "/test" == False
isRelative "/" == False

not . isRelative

isAbsolute x == not (isRelative x)

Is a filepath valid, i.e. could you create a file like it? This function checks for invalid names, and invalid characters, but does not check if length limits are exceeded, as these are typically filesystem dependent.

isValid "" == False
isValid "\0" == False
isValid "/random_ path:*" == True
isValid x == not (null x)

Take a filepath and make it valid; does not change already valid filepaths.

isValid (makeValid x)
isValid x ==> makeValid x == x
makeValid "" == "_"
makeValid "file\0name" == "file_name"