You are given an absolute path for a Unix-style file system, which always begins with a slash β/β. Your task is to transform this absolute path into its simplified canonical path.
The rules of a Unix-style file system are as follows:
- A single period β.β represents the current directory.
- A double period β..β represents the previous/parent directory.
- Multiple consecutive slashes such as β//β and β///β are treated as a single slash β/β.
- Any sequence of periods that does not match the rules above should be treated as a valid directory or file name. For example, ββ¦β and ββ¦.β are valid directory or file names.
The simplified canonical path should follow these rules:
- The path must start with a single slash β/β.
- Directories within the path must be separated by exactly one slash β/β.
- The path must not end with a slash β/β, unless it is the root directory.
- The path must not have any single or double periods (β.β and β..β) used to denote current or parent directories.
Return the simplified canonical path.
Example 1:
- Input: path = β/home/β
- Output: β/homeβ
- Explanation:
- The trailing slash should be removed.
Example 2:
- Input: path = β/home//foo/β
- Output: β/home/fooβ
- Explanation:
- Multiple consecutive slashes are replaced by a single one.
Example 3:
- Input: path = β/home/user/Documents/../Picturesβ
- Output: β/home/user/Picturesβ
- Explanation:
- A double period β..β refers to the directory up a level (the parent directory).
Example 4:
- Input: path = β/../β
- Output: β/β
- Explanation:
- Going one level up from the root directory is not possible.
Example 5:
- Input: path = β/β¦/a/../b/c/../d/./β
- Output: β/β¦/b/dβ
- Explanation:
- ββ¦β is a valid name for a directory in this problem.
Constraints:
- 1 <= path.length <= 3000
- Path consists of English letters, digits, period β.β, slash β/β or β_β.
- Path is a valid absolute Unix path.