<sect1 id="func-cygwin-posix-to-win32-path-list"><title>cygwin_posix_to_win32_path_list</title><funcsynopsis><funcdef>extern "C" void<function>cygwin_posix_to_win32_path_list</function></funcdef><paramdef>const char *<parameter>posix</parameter></paramdef><paramdef>char *<parameter>win32</parameter></paramdef></funcsynopsis><para>Given a POSIX path-style string (i.e. /foo:/bar) convert it tothe equivalent Win32 path-style string (i.e. d:\;e:\bar).<parameter>win32</parameter> must point to a sufficiently largebuffer.</para><example><title>Example use of cygwin_posix_to_win32_path_list</title><programlisting>char *_epath;char *_win32epath;_epath = _win32epath = getenv (NAME);/* If we have a POSIX path list, convert to win32 path list */if (_epath != NULL && *_epath != 0    && cygwin_posix_path_list_p (_epath))  {    _win32epath = (char *) xmalloc      (cygwin_posix_to_win32_path_list_buf_size (_epath));    cygwin_posix_to_win32_path_list (_epath, _win32epath);    }</programlisting></example><para>See also <link linkend="func-cygwin-posix-to-win32-path-list-buf-size">cygwin_posix_to_win32_path_list_buf_size</link></para></sect1><sect1 id="func-cygwin-win32-to-posix-path-list"><title>cygwin_win32_to_posix_path_list</title><funcsynopsis><funcdef>extern "C" void<function>cygwin_win32_to_posix_path_list</function></funcdef><paramdef>const char *<parameter>win32</parameter></paramdef><paramdef>char *<parameter>posix</parameter></paramdef></funcsynopsis><para>Given a Win32 path-style string (i.e. d:\;e:\bar) convert it tothe equivalent POSIX path-style string (i.e. /foo:/bar).<parameter>posix</parameter> must point to a sufficiently largebuffer.  See also <linklinkend="func-cygwin-win32-to-posix-path-list-buf-size">cygwin_win32_to_posix_path_list_buf_size</link></para></sect1><sect1 id="func-cygwin-posix-to-win32-path-list-buf-size"><title>cygwin_posix_to_win32_path_list_buf_size</title><funcsynopsis><funcdef>extern "C" int<function>cygwin_posix_to_win32_path_list_buf_size</function></funcdef><paramdef>const char *<parameter>path_list</parameter></paramdef></funcsynopsis><para>Returns the number of bytes needed to hold the result of calling<link linkend="func-cygwin-posix-to-win32-path-list">cygwin_posix_to_win32_path_list</link>.</para></sect1><sect1 id="func-cygwin-win32-to-posix-path-list-buf-size"><title>cygwin_win32_to_posix_path_list_buf_size</title><funcsynopsis><funcdef>extern "C" int<function>cygwin_win32_to_posix_path_list_buf_size</function></funcdef><paramdef>const char *<parameter>path_list</parameter></paramdef></funcsynopsis><para>Tells you how many bytes are needed for the results of <linklinkend="func-cygwin-win32-to-posix-path-list">cygwin_win32_to_posix_path_list</link>.</para></sect1><sect1 id="func-cygwin-conv-to-posix-path"><title>cygwin_conv_to_posix_path</title><funcsynopsis><funcdef>extern "C" void<function>cygwin_conv_to_posix_path</function></funcdef><paramdef>const char *<parameter>path</parameter></paramdef><paramdef>char *<parameter>posix_path</parameter></paramdef></funcsynopsis><para>Converts a Win32 path to a POSIX path.  If<parameter>path</parameter> is already a POSIX path, leaves it alone.If <parameter>path</parameter> is relative, then<parameter>posix_path</parameter> will also be relative.  Note that<parameter>posix_path</parameter> must point to a buffer of sufficientsize; use MAX_PATH if needed.</para></sect1><sect1 id="func-cygwin-conv-to-win32-path"><title>cygwin_conv_to_win32_path</title><funcsynopsis><funcdef>extern "C" void<function>cygwin_conv_to_win32_path</function></funcdef><paramdef>const char *<parameter>path</parameter></paramdef><paramdef>char *<parameter>win32_path</parameter></paramdef></funcsynopsis><para>Converts a POSIX path to a Win32 path.  If<parameter>path</parameter> is already a Win32 path, leaves it alone.If <parameter>path</parameter> is relative, then<parameter>win32_path</parameter> will also be relative.  Note that<parameter>win32_path</parameter> must point to a buffer of sufficientsize; use MAX_PATH if needed.</para></sect1><sect1 id="func-cygwin-conv-to-full-posix-path"><title>cygwin_conv_to_full_posix_path</title><funcsynopsis><funcdef>extern "C" void<function>cygwin_conv_to_full_posix_path</function></funcdef><paramdef>const char *<parameter>path</parameter></paramdef><paramdef>char *<parameter>posix_path</parameter></paramdef></funcsynopsis><para>Converts a Win32 path to a POSIX path.  If<parameter>path</parameter> is already a POSIX path, leaves it alone.If <parameter>path</parameter> is relative, then<parameter>posix_path</parameter> will be converted to an absolutepath.  Note that <parameter>posix_path</parameter> must point to abuffer of sufficient size; use MAX_PATH if needed.</para></sect1><sect1 id="func-cygwin-conv-to-full-win32-path"><title>cygwin_conv_to_full_win32_path</title><funcsynopsis><funcdef>extern "C" void<function>cygwin_conv_to_full_win32_path</function></funcdef><paramdef>const char *<parameter>path</parameter></paramdef><paramdef>char *<parameter>win32_path</parameter></paramdef></funcsynopsis><para>Converts a POSIX path to a Win32 path.  If<parameter>path</parameter> is already a Win32 path, leaves it alone.If <parameter>path</parameter> is relative, then<parameter>win32_path</parameter> will be converted to an absolutepath.  Note that <parameter>win32_path</parameter> must point to abuffer of sufficient size; use MAX_PATH if needed.</para></sect1><sect1 id="func-cygwin-posix-path-list-p"><title>cygwin_posix_path_list_p</title><funcsynopsis><funcdef>extern "C" int<function>posix_path_list_p</function></funcdef><paramdef>const char *<parameter>path</parameter></paramdef></funcsynopsis><para>This function tells you if the supplied<parameter>path</parameter> is a POSIX-style path (i.e. posix names,forward slashes, colon delimiters) or a Win32-style path (driveletters, reverse slashes, semicolon delimiters.  The return value istrue if the path is a POSIX path.  Note that "_p" means "predicate", alisp term meaning that the function tells you something about theparameter.</para></sect1><sect1 id="func-cygwin-split-path"><title>cygwin_split_path</title><funcsynopsis><funcdef>extern "C" void<function>cygwin_split_path</function></funcdef><paramdef>const char * <parameter>path</parameter></paramdef><paramdef>char * <parameter>dir</parameter></paramdef><paramdef>char * <parameter>file</parameter></paramdef></funcsynopsis><para>Split a path into the directory and the file portions.  Both<parameter>dir</parameter> and <parameter>file</parameter> areexpected to point to buffers of sufficient size.  </para><example><title>Example use of cygwin_split_path</title><programlisting>char dir[200], file[100];cygwin_split_path("c:/foo/bar.c", dir, file);printf("dir=%s, file=%s\n", dir, file);</programlisting></example></sect1>