ContractPath
Does the opposite of expandPath.
Tries to match a given absolute path to mappings in the environment and will return a path that is contracted by the shortest matched mapping. If there are no matches, returns the absolute path it was given.
Method Signature
ContractPath(path=[string])Arguments
Argument
Type
Required
Description
Default
path
string
true
The absolute path to contract.
Examples
Contract a path relative to a base
base = getTempDirectory();
full = base & "subdir/file.txt";
result = contractPath( full, base );
writeOutput( result );
Result: subdir/file.txt
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