How do I check equality of relative file paths

Question

I need to check whether two relative file paths are equal or not.

String path1 = "a/b/c/file.txt";
String path2 = "/A/B/../B/C/file.txt";

Actually those two paths point to the same file. But how can I check this?

PS: Doing this for absolute paths works fine, with the approach described here.

there is a method of the Path class if i'm not wrong to convert to filename in thery absoulte representation... — Salvatore Sorbello, Nov 11 '13 at 11:30
The solution is _in_ the question you linked: `System.IO.Path.GetFullPath(pathA).Equals(System.IO.Path.GetFullPath(PathB))`. — CodeCaster, Nov 11 '13 at 11:33

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 11 '13 at 11:31

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You can use Path.GetFullPath (MSDN) to compare the absolute paths of your files.

answered Nov 11 '13 at 11:31

germi

This works only if I first remvove the leading slash before. Hence, `"a/b/c/file.txt" != "/A/B/../B/C/file.txt"` – My-Name-Is Nov 11 '13 at 13:28

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