pkg/longpath/longpath.go

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// longpath introduces some constants and helper functions for handling long paths
// in Windows, which are expected to be prepended with `\\?\` and followed by either
// a drive letter, a UNC server\share, or a volume identifier.
package longpath
import (
"strings"
)
// Prefix is the longpath prefix for Windows file paths.
const Prefix = `\\?\`
// AddPrefix will add the Windows long path prefix to the path provided if
// it does not already have it.
func AddPrefix(path string) string {
if !strings.HasPrefix(path, Prefix) {
path = Prefix + path
}
return path
}