path relative-to

For path.

Express a path as relative to another path.

Command Type

built-in

Signature

> path relative-to {flags} (path)

Parameters

path: Parent shared with the input path.

Input/output types:

input	output
string	string
list<string>	list<string>

Examples

Find a relative path from two absolute paths.

> '/home/viking' | path relative-to '/home'
viking

Find a relative path from absolute paths in list.

> [ /home/viking, /home/spam ] | path relative-to '/home'
╭───┬────────╮
│ 0 │ viking │
│ 1 │ spam   │
╰───┴────────╯

Find a relative path from two relative paths.

> 'eggs/bacon/sausage/spam' | path relative-to 'eggs/bacon/sausage'
spam

Notes

Can be used only when the input and the argument paths are either both absolute or both relative. The argument path needs to be a parent of the input path.

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