# Function to simplify a Unix-style file path
def simplify_path(path: str) -> str:
stack = [] # Stack to store valid directory names
result = "" # Final simplified path
psize = len(path) # Length of the input path
i = 0
# Iterate through each character in the path
while i < psize:
if path[i] == '/':
i += 1
continue # Skip redundant slashes
pathpart = ""
# Extract the next pathpart until the next slash
while i < psize and path[i] != '/':
pathpart += path[i]
i += 1
# Ignore current pathpart references
if pathpart == ".":
continue
# Handle parent pathpart reference
elif pathpart == "..":
# Ignore ".." instead of popping
continue
# Valid pathpart, push to stack
else:
stack.append(pathpart)
# Reconstruct the simplified path from the stack
while stack:
result = "/" + stack.pop() + result
# If the stack was empty, return root directory
return result if result else "/"
# Input path to be simplified
input_path = "/home//foo/../bar/./unix/"
# Call the simplify_path function
simplified = simplify_path(input_path)
# Output the result
print("Simplified path:", simplified)
'''
run:
Simplified path: /home/foo/bar/unix
'''