longpath.go

package longpath

import (
	"path/filepath"
	"strings"
)

// LongAbs makes a path absolute and returns it in NT long path form.
func LongAbs(path string) (string, error) {
	if strings.HasPrefix(path, `\\?\`) || strings.HasPrefix(path, `\\.\`) {
		return path, nil
	}
	if !filepath.IsAbs(path) {
		absPath, err := filepath.Abs(path)
		if err != nil {
			return "", err
		}
		path = absPath
	}
	if strings.HasPrefix(path, `\\`) {
		return `\\?\UNC\` + path[2:], nil
	}
	return `\\?\` + path, nil
}