File & Path

Windows File Path

Matches absolute Windows file paths (e.g., C:\Users\file.txt).

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Pattern

regexJavaScript
/^[A-Za-z]:\\(?:[^\\/:*?"<>|\r\n]+\\)*[^\\/:*?"<>|\r\n]*$/

Raw source: ^[A-Za-z]:\\(?:[^\\/:*?"<>|\r\n]+\\)*[^\\/:*?"<>|\r\n]*$

How it works

`^[A-Za-z]:\\` matches the drive letter and root backslash. `(?:[^\\/:*?"<>|\r\n]+\\)*` matches directory segments. Final segment (the file or folder name) is allowed to be empty.

Examples

Input

C:\Users\John\file.txt

Matches

  • C:\Users\John\file.txt

Input

D:\

Matches

  • D:\

Input

/unix/path

No match

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Common use cases

  • Cross-platform tools
  • File pickers
  • Path validation
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