File & Path

Unix File Path

Matches absolute Unix/Linux file paths.

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Available in

JSSupported

JavaScript / ECMAScript

Browser-native RegExp. Default if you don't pick.

PYSupported

Python (re)

CPython stdlib `re`. Unicode-aware `\w` and `\d` by default.

GOSupported

Go (RE2)

Linear-time matching. No backreferences or lookarounds.

Pattern

regexengine-agnostic
^(/[^/\0]+)+/?$

Raw source: ^(/[^/\0]+)+/?$

How it works

`^(/[^/\0]+)+` matches one or more path segments beginning with `/`, excluding null and additional slashes within segments. `/?$` allows optional trailing slash.

Examples

Input

/home/user/documents

Matches

  • /home/user/documents

Input

/var/log/

Matches

  • /var/log/

Input

relative/path

No match

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Common use cases

  • •Path validation
  • •File system tools
  • •Shell scripting

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Matches relative file paths (./, ../, or path/to/file).

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Hidden File (Dotfile)

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Matches Unix-style hidden files (dotfiles) like .gitignore or .env.

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