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// Any non-absolute path is assumed to be relative to the user's home directory.
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// This function converts such a path to an absolute path.
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import { join } from "path";
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export default function abspath(path: string): string {
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  if (path.length === 0) {
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    return process.env.HOME ?? "";
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  }
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  if (path.startsWith("/")) {
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    return path; // already an absolute path
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  }
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  // The regexp is to get rid of /./, which is the same as /...
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  return join(process.env.HOME ?? "", path).replace(/\/\.\//g, "/");
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}
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