fix(path): improve path cleaning, normalization and parsing

src/prompt/engine.go

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (e *Engine) getTitleTemplateText() string {
 }
 
 func (e *Engine) renderBlock(block *config.Block, cancelNewline bool) bool {
-	defer e.patchPowerShellBleed()
+	defer e.applyPowerShellBleedPatch()
 
 	// This is deprecated but we leave it in to not break configs
 	// It is encouraged to use "newline": true on block level
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ func (e *Engine) renderBlock(block *config.Block, cancelNewline bool) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (e *Engine) patchPowerShellBleed() {
+func (e *Engine) applyPowerShellBleedPatch() {
 	// when in PowerShell, we need to clear the line after the prompt
 	// to avoid the background being printed on the next line
 	// when at the end of the buffer.
@@ -514,10 +514,6 @@ func New(flags *runtime.Flags) *Engine {
 	env.Init()
 	cfg := config.Load(env)
 
-	if cfg.PatchPwshBleed {
-		patchPowerShellBleed(env.Shell(), flags)
-	}
-
 	env.Var = cfg.Var
 	flags.HasTransient = cfg.TransientPrompt != nil
 
@@ -532,10 +528,16 @@ func New(flags *runtime.Flags) *Engine {
 		Plain:  flags.Plain,
 	}
 
+	if cfg.PatchPwshBleed {
+		eng.patchPowerShellBleed()
+	}
+
 	return eng
 }
 
-func patchPowerShellBleed(sh string, flags *runtime.Flags) {
+func (e *Engine) patchPowerShellBleed() {
+	sh := e.Env.Shell()
+
 	// when in PowerShell, and force patching the bleed bug
 	// we need to reduce the terminal width by 1 so the last
 	// character isn't cut off by the ANSI escape sequences
@@ -544,10 +546,12 @@ func patchPowerShellBleed(sh string, flags *runtime.Flags) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// only do this when relevant
+	// Since the terminal width may not be given by the CLI flag, we should always call this here.
-	if flags.TerminalWidth <= 0 {
+	_, err := e.Env.TerminalWidth()
+	if err != nil {
+		// Skip when we're unable to determine the terminal width.
 		return
 	}
 
-	flags.TerminalWidth--
+	e.Env.Flags().TerminalWidth--
 }

src/runtime/terminal.go

@@ -173,25 +173,20 @@ func (term *Terminal) Pwd() string {
 	if term.cwd != "" {
 		return term.cwd
 	}
-	correctPath := func(pwd string) string {
+
-		if term.GOOS() != WINDOWS {
-			return pwd
-		}
-		// on Windows, and being case sensitive and not consistent and all, this gives silly issues
-		driveLetter := regex.GetCompiledRegex(`^[a-z]:`)
-		return driveLetter.ReplaceAllStringFunc(pwd, strings.ToUpper)
-	}
 	if term.CmdFlags != nil && term.CmdFlags.PWD != "" {
-		term.cwd = correctPath(term.CmdFlags.PWD)
+		term.cwd = CleanPath(term, term.CmdFlags.PWD)
 		term.Debug(term.cwd)
 		return term.cwd
 	}
+
 	dir, err := os.Getwd()
 	if err != nil {
 		term.Error(err)
 		return ""
 	}
-	term.cwd = correctPath(dir)
+
+	term.cwd = CleanPath(term, dir)
 	term.Debug(term.cwd)
 	return term.cwd
 }
@@ -321,7 +316,10 @@ func (term *Terminal) LsDir(path string) []fs.DirEntry {
 
 func (term *Terminal) PathSeparator() string {
 	defer term.Trace(time.Now())
-	return string(os.PathSeparator)
+	if term.GOOS() == WINDOWS {
+		return `\`
+	}
+	return "/"
 }
 
 func (term *Terminal) User() string {
@@ -882,6 +880,54 @@ func Base(env Environment, path string) string {
 	return path
 }
 
+func CleanPath(env Environment, path string) string {
+	if len(path) == 0 {
+		return path
+	}
+
+	cleaned := path
+	separator := env.PathSeparator()
+
+	// The prefix can be empty for a relative path.
+	var prefix string
+	if IsPathSeparator(env, cleaned[0]) {
+		prefix = separator
+	}
+
+	if env.GOOS() == WINDOWS {
+		// Normalize (forward) slashes to backslashes on Windows.
+		cleaned = strings.ReplaceAll(cleaned, "/", `\`)
+
+		// Clean the prefix for a UNC path, if any.
+		if regex.MatchString(`^\\{2}[^\\]+`, cleaned) {
+			cleaned = strings.TrimPrefix(cleaned, `\\.\UNC\`)
+			if len(cleaned) == 0 {
+				return cleaned
+			}
+			prefix = `\\`
+		}
+
+		// Always use an uppercase drive letter on Windows.
+		driveLetter := regex.GetCompiledRegex(`^[a-z]:`)
+		cleaned = driveLetter.ReplaceAllStringFunc(cleaned, strings.ToUpper)
+	}
+
+	sb := new(strings.Builder)
+	sb.WriteString(prefix)
+
+	// Clean slashes.
+	matches := regex.FindAllNamedRegexMatch(fmt.Sprintf(`(?P<element>[^\%s]+)`, separator), cleaned)
+	n := len(matches) - 1
+	for i, m := range matches {
+		sb.WriteString(m["element"])
+		if i != n {
+			sb.WriteString(separator)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return sb.String()
+}
+
 func ReplaceTildePrefixWithHomeDir(env Environment, path string) string {
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(path, "~") {
 		return path

src/segments/path.go

@@ -13,23 +13,44 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jandedobbeleer/oh-my-posh/src/template"
 )
 
+type Folder struct {
+	Name    string
+	Display bool
+	Path    string
+}
+
+type Folders []*Folder
+
+func (f Folders) List() []string {
+	var list []string
+
+	for _, folder := range f {
+		list = append(list, folder.Name)
+	}
+
+	return list
+}
+
 type Path struct {
 	props properties.Properties
 	env   runtime.Environment
 
-	root          string
+	pwd      string
-	relative      string
+	root     string
-	pwd           string
+	relative string
-	cygPath       bool
+	folders  Folders
-	windowsPath   bool
+	// After `setPaths` is called, the above 4 fields should remain unchanged to preserve the original path info.
-	pathSeparator string
+
+	cygPath         bool
+	windowsPath     bool
+	pathSeparator   string
+	mappedLocations map[string]string
 
 	Path       string
 	StackCount int
 	Location   string
 	Writable   bool
 	RootDir    bool
-	Folders    Folders
 }
 
 const (
@@ -121,7 +142,7 @@ func (pt *Path) Enabled() bool {
 
 func (pt *Path) setPaths() {
 	defer func() {
-		pt.Folders = pt.splitPath()
+		pt.folders = pt.splitPath()
 	}()
 
 	displayCygpath := func() bool {
@@ -147,33 +168,33 @@ func (pt *Path) setPaths() {
 	}
 
 	// ensure a clean path
-	pt.root, pt.relative = pt.replaceMappedLocations()
+	pt.root, pt.relative = pt.replaceMappedLocations(pt.pwd)
-
+	pt.pwd = pt.join(pt.root, pt.relative)
-	// this is a full replacement of the parent
-	if len(pt.root) == 0 {
-		pt.pwd = pt.relative
-		return
-	}
-
-	if !strings.HasSuffix(pt.root, pt.pathSeparator) && len(pt.relative) > 0 {
-		pt.pwd = pt.root + pt.pathSeparator + pt.relative
-		return
-	}
-
-	pt.pwd = pt.root + pt.relative
 }
 
 func (pt *Path) Parent() string {
 	if len(pt.pwd) == 0 {
 		return ""
 	}
-	if len(pt.relative) == 0 {
+
-		// a root path has no parent
+	folders := pt.folders.List()
+	if len(folders) == 0 {
+		// No parent.
 		return ""
 	}
-	base := runtime.Base(pt.env, pt.pwd)
+
-	path := pt.replaceFolderSeparators(pt.pwd[:len(pt.pwd)-len(base)])
+	sb := new(strings.Builder)
-	return path
+	folderSeparator := pt.getFolderSeparator()
+
+	sb.WriteString(pt.root)
+	if !pt.endWithSeparator(pt.root) {
+		sb.WriteString(folderSeparator)
+	}
+	for _, folder := range folders[:len(folders)-1] {
+		sb.WriteString(folder)
+		sb.WriteString(folderSeparator)
+	}
+	return sb.String()
 }
 
 func (pt *Path) Init(props properties.Properties, env runtime.Environment) {
@@ -183,12 +204,14 @@ func (pt *Path) Init(props properties.Properties, env runtime.Environment) {
 
 func (pt *Path) setStyle() {
 	if len(pt.relative) == 0 {
+		root := pt.root
+
 		// Only append a separator to a non-filesystem PSDrive root or a Windows drive root.
-		if (len(pt.env.Flags().PSWD) != 0 || pt.windowsPath) && strings.HasSuffix(pt.root, ":") {
+		if (len(pt.env.Flags().PSWD) != 0 || pt.windowsPath) && strings.HasSuffix(root, ":") {
-			pt.root += pt.getFolderSeparator()
+			root += pt.getFolderSeparator()
 		}
 
-		pt.Path = pt.colorizePath(pt.root, nil)
+		pt.Path = pt.colorizePath(root, nil)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -276,75 +299,77 @@ func (pt *Path) getFolderSeparator() string {
 }
 
 func (pt *Path) getMixedPath() string {
+	root := pt.root
+	folders := pt.folders
 	threshold := int(pt.props.GetFloat64(MixedThreshold, 4))
 	folderIcon := pt.props.GetString(FolderIcon, "..")
 
-	if pt.root == pt.pathSeparator {
+	if pt.isRootFS(root) {
-		pt.root = pt.Folders[0].Name
+		root = folders[0].Name
-		pt.Folders = pt.Folders[1:]
+		folders = folders[1:]
 	}
 
-	var folders []string
+	var elements []string
 
-	for i, n := 0, len(pt.Folders); i < n; i++ {
+	for i, n := 0, len(folders); i < n; i++ {
-		folder := pt.Folders[i].Name
+		folderName := folders[i].Name
-		if len(folder) > threshold && i != n-1 && !pt.Folders[i].Display {
+		if len(folderName) > threshold && i != n-1 && !folders[i].Display {
-			folder = folderIcon
+			elements = append(elements, folderIcon)
+			continue
 		}
-		folders = append(folders, folder)
+
+		elements = append(elements, folderName)
 	}
 
-	return pt.colorizePath(pt.root, folders)
+	return pt.colorizePath(root, elements)
 }
 
 func (pt *Path) getAgnosterPath() string {
+	root := pt.root
+	folders := pt.folders
 	folderIcon := pt.props.GetString(FolderIcon, "..")
 
-	if pt.root == pt.pathSeparator {
+	if pt.isRootFS(root) {
-		pt.root = pt.Folders[0].Name
+		root = folders[0].Name
-		pt.Folders = pt.Folders[1:]
+		folders = folders[1:]
 	}
 
 	var elements []string
-	n := len(pt.Folders)
-	for i := 0; i < n-1; i++ {
-		name := folderIcon
 
-		if pt.Folders[i].Display {
+	for i, n := 0, len(folders); i < n; i++ {
-			name = pt.Folders[i].Name
+		if folders[i].Display || i == n-1 {
-		}
+			elements = append(elements, folders[i].Name)
-
-		elements = append(elements, name)
-	}
-
-	if len(pt.Folders) > 0 {
-		elements = append(elements, pt.Folders[n-1].Name)
-	}
-
-	return pt.colorizePath(pt.root, elements)
-}
-
-func (pt *Path) getAgnosterLeftPath() string {
-	folderIcon := pt.props.GetString(FolderIcon, "..")
-
-	if pt.root == pt.pathSeparator {
-		pt.root = pt.Folders[0].Name
-		pt.Folders = pt.Folders[1:]
-	}
-
-	var elements []string
-	n := len(pt.Folders)
-	elements = append(elements, pt.Folders[0].Name)
-	for i := 1; i < n; i++ {
-		if pt.Folders[i].Display {
-			elements = append(elements, pt.Folders[i].Name)
 			continue
 		}
 
 		elements = append(elements, folderIcon)
 	}
 
-	return pt.colorizePath(pt.root, elements)
+	return pt.colorizePath(root, elements)
+}
+
+func (pt *Path) getAgnosterLeftPath() string {
+	root := pt.root
+	folders := pt.folders
+	folderIcon := pt.props.GetString(FolderIcon, "..")
+
+	if pt.isRootFS(root) {
+		root = folders[0].Name
+		folders = folders[1:]
+	}
+
+	var elements []string
+	elements = append(elements, folders[0].Name)
+	for i, n := 1, len(folders); i < n; i++ {
+		if folders[i].Display {
+			elements = append(elements, folders[i].Name)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		elements = append(elements, folderIcon)
+	}
+
+	return pt.colorizePath(root, elements)
 }
 
 func (pt *Path) getRelevantLetter(folder *Folder) string {
@@ -365,62 +390,78 @@ func (pt *Path) getRelevantLetter(folder *Folder) string {
 }
 
 func (pt *Path) getLetterPath() string {
-	if pt.root == pt.pathSeparator {
+	root := pt.root
-		pt.root = pt.Folders[0].Name
+	folders := pt.folders
-		pt.Folders = pt.Folders[1:]
+
+	if pt.isRootFS(root) {
+		root = folders[0].Name
+		folders = folders[1:]
 	}
 
-	pt.root = pt.getRelevantLetter(&Folder{Name: pt.root})
+	root = pt.getRelevantLetter(&Folder{Name: root})
 
 	var elements []string
-	n := len(pt.Folders)
+	for i, n := 0, len(folders); i < n; i++ {
-	for i := 0; i < n-1; i++ {
+		if folders[i].Display || i == n-1 {
-		if pt.Folders[i].Display {
+			elements = append(elements, folders[i].Name)
-			elements = append(elements, pt.Folders[i].Name)
 			continue
 		}
 
-		letter := pt.getRelevantLetter(pt.Folders[i])
+		letter := pt.getRelevantLetter(folders[i])
 		elements = append(elements, letter)
 	}
 
-	if len(pt.Folders) > 0 {
+	return pt.colorizePath(root, elements)
-		elements = append(elements, pt.Folders[n-1].Name)
-	}
-
-	return pt.colorizePath(pt.root, elements)
 }
 
 func (pt *Path) getUniqueLettersPath(maxWidth int) string {
+	root := pt.root
+	folders := pt.folders
 	separator := pt.getFolderSeparator()
 
-	if pt.root == pt.pathSeparator {
+	if pt.isRootFS(root) {
-		pt.root = pt.Folders[0].Name
+		root = folders[0].Name
-		pt.Folders = pt.Folders[1:]
+		folders = folders[1:]
+	}
+
+	folderNames := folders.List()
+
+	usePowerlevelStyle := func(root, relative string) bool {
+		length := len(root) + len(relative)
+		if !pt.endWithSeparator(root) {
+			length += len(separator)
+		}
+		return length <= maxWidth
 	}
 
 	if maxWidth > 0 {
-		path := strings.Join(pt.Folders.List(), separator)
+		relative := strings.Join(folderNames, separator)
-		if len(path) <= maxWidth {
+		if usePowerlevelStyle(root, relative) {
-			return pt.colorizePath(pt.root, pt.Folders.List())
+			return pt.colorizePath(root, folderNames)
 		}
 	}
 
-	pt.root = pt.getRelevantLetter(&Folder{Name: pt.root})
+	root = pt.getRelevantLetter(&Folder{Name: root})
 
 	var elements []string
-	n := len(pt.Folders)
 	letters := make(map[string]bool)
-	letters[pt.root] = true
+	letters[root] = true
-	for i := 0; i < n-1; i++ {
+
-		folder := pt.Folders[i].Name
+	for i, n := 0, len(folders); i < n; i++ {
-		letter := pt.getRelevantLetter(pt.Folders[i])
+		folderName := folderNames[i]
+
+		if i == n-1 {
+			elements = append(elements, folderName)
+			break
+		}
+
+		letter := pt.getRelevantLetter(folders[i])
 
 		for letters[letter] {
-			if letter == folder {
+			if letter == folderName {
 				break
 			}
-			letter += folder[len(letter) : len(letter)+1]
+			letter += folderName[len(letter) : len(letter)+1]
 		}
 
 		letters[letter] = true
@@ -429,87 +470,95 @@ func (pt *Path) getUniqueLettersPath(maxWidth int) string {
 		// only return early on maxWidth > 0
 		// this enables the powerlevel10k behavior
 		if maxWidth > 0 {
-			list := pt.Folders[i+1:].List()
+			list := elements
-			list = append(list, elements...)
+			list = append(list, folderNames[i+1:]...)
-			current := strings.Join(list, separator)
+			relative := strings.Join(list, separator)
-			leftover := maxWidth - len(current) - len(pt.root) - len(separator)
+			if usePowerlevelStyle(root, relative) {
-			if leftover >= 0 {
+				return pt.colorizePath(root, list)
-				elements = append(elements, strings.Join(pt.Folders[i+1:].List(), separator))
-				return pt.colorizePath(pt.root, elements)
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	if len(pt.Folders) > 0 {
+	return pt.colorizePath(root, elements)
-		elements = append(elements, pt.Folders[n-1].Name)
-	}
-
-	return pt.colorizePath(pt.root, elements)
 }
 
 func (pt *Path) getAgnosterFullPath() string {
-	if pt.root == pt.pathSeparator {
+	root := pt.root
-		pt.root = pt.Folders[0].Name
+	folders := pt.folders
-		pt.Folders = pt.Folders[1:]
+
+	if pt.isRootFS(root) {
+		root = folders[0].Name
+		folders = folders[1:]
 	}
 
-	return pt.colorizePath(pt.root, pt.Folders.List())
+	return pt.colorizePath(root, folders.List())
 }
 
 func (pt *Path) getAgnosterShortPath() string {
-	pathDepth := len(pt.Folders)
+	root := pt.root
+	folders := pt.folders
+
+	if pt.isRootFS(root) {
+		root = folders[0].Name
+		folders = folders[1:]
+	}
 
 	maxDepth := pt.props.GetInt(MaxDepth, 1)
 	if maxDepth < 1 {
 		maxDepth = 1
 	}
 
-	folderIcon := pt.props.GetString(FolderIcon, "..")
+	pathDepth := len(folders)
 	hideRootLocation := pt.props.GetBool(HideRootLocation, false)
+	folderIcon := pt.props.GetString(FolderIcon, "..")
 
-	if pathDepth <= maxDepth {
+	// No need to shorten.
-		if hideRootLocation {
+	if pathDepth < maxDepth || (pathDepth == maxDepth && !hideRootLocation) {
-			pt.root = folderIcon
-		}
 		return pt.getAgnosterFullPath()
 	}
 
-	splitPos := pathDepth - maxDepth
+	elements := []string{folderIcon}
 
-	var folders []string
+	for i := pathDepth - maxDepth; i < pathDepth; i++ {
-	// unix root, needs to be replaced with the folder we're in at root level
+		elements = append(elements, folders[i].Name)
-	root := pt.root
-	room := pathDepth - maxDepth
-	if root == pt.pathSeparator {
-		root = pt.Folders[0].Name
-		room--
-	}
-
-	if hideRootLocation || room > 0 {
-		folders = append(folders, folderIcon)
 	}
 
 	if hideRootLocation {
-		root = ""
+		return pt.colorizePath(elements[0], elements[1:])
 	}
 
-	for i := splitPos; i < pathDepth; i++ {
+	return pt.colorizePath(root, elements)
-		folders = append(folders, pt.Folders[i].Name)
-	}
-
-	return pt.colorizePath(root, folders)
 }
 
 func (pt *Path) getFullPath() string {
-	return pt.colorizePath(pt.root, pt.Folders.List())
+	return pt.colorizePath(pt.root, pt.folders.List())
 }
 
 func (pt *Path) getFolderPath() string {
-	return pt.colorizePath(runtime.Base(pt.env, pt.pwd), nil)
+	folderName := pt.folders[len(pt.folders)-1].Name
+	return pt.colorizePath(folderName, nil)
 }
 
-func (pt *Path) replaceMappedLocations() (string, string) {
+func (pt *Path) join(root, relative string) string {
-	mappedLocations := map[string]string{}
+	// this is a full replacement of the parent
+	if len(root) == 0 {
+		return relative
+	}
+
+	if !pt.endWithSeparator(root) && len(relative) > 0 {
+		return root + pt.pathSeparator + relative
+	}
+
+	return root + relative
+}
+
+func (pt *Path) setMappedLocations() {
+	if pt.mappedLocations != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	mappedLocations := make(map[string]string)
+
 	// predefined mapped locations, can be disabled
 	if pt.props.GetBool(MappedLocationsEnabled, true) {
 		mappedLocations["hkcu:"] = pt.props.GetString(WindowsRegistryIcon, "\uF013")
@@ -520,7 +569,7 @@ func (pt *Path) replaceMappedLocations() (string, string) {
 	// merge custom locations with mapped locations
 	// mapped locations can override predefined locations
 	keyValues := pt.props.GetKeyValueMap(MappedLocations, make(map[string]string))
-	for key, val := range keyValues {
+	for key, value := range keyValues {
 		if len(key) == 0 {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -540,89 +589,86 @@ func (pt *Path) replaceMappedLocations() (string, string) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		mappedLocations[pt.normalize(path)] = val
+		// When two templates resolve to the same key, the values are compared in ascending order and the latter is taken.
+		if v, exist := mappedLocations[pt.normalize(path)]; exist && value <= v {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		mappedLocations[pt.normalize(path)] = value
+	}
+
+	pt.mappedLocations = mappedLocations
+}
+
+func (pt *Path) replaceMappedLocations(inputPath string) (string, string) {
+	root, relative := pt.parsePath(inputPath)
+	if len(relative) == 0 {
+		pt.RootDir = true
+	}
+
+	pt.setMappedLocations()
+	if len(pt.mappedLocations) == 0 {
+		return root, relative
 	}
 
 	// sort map keys in reverse order
 	// fixes case when a subfoder and its parent are mapped
 	// ex /users/test and /users/test/dev
-	keys := make([]string, 0, len(mappedLocations))
+	keys := make([]string, 0, len(pt.mappedLocations))
-	for k := range mappedLocations {
+	for k := range pt.mappedLocations {
 		keys = append(keys, k)
 	}
-
 	sort.Sort(sort.Reverse(sort.StringSlice(keys)))
 
-	root, relative := pt.parsePath(pt.pwd)
-	if len(relative) == 0 {
-		pt.RootDir = true
-	}
-
 	rootN := pt.normalize(root)
 	relativeN := pt.normalize(relative)
 
+	escape := func(path string) string {
+		// Escape chevron characters to avoid applying unexpected text styles.
+		return strings.NewReplacer("<", "<<>", ">", "<>>").Replace(path)
+	}
+
 	for _, key := range keys {
 		keyRoot, keyRelative := pt.parsePath(key)
-		matchSubFolders := strings.HasSuffix(keyRelative, "*")
+		matchSubFolders := strings.HasSuffix(keyRelative, pt.pathSeparator+"*")
 
-		if matchSubFolders && len(keyRelative) > 1 {
+		if matchSubFolders {
-			keyRelative = keyRelative[0 : len(keyRelative)-1] // remove trailing /* or \*
+			// Remove the trailing wildcard (*).
+			keyRelative = keyRelative[:len(keyRelative)-1]
 		}
 
 		if keyRoot != rootN || !strings.HasPrefix(relativeN, keyRelative) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		value := mappedLocations[key]
+		value := pt.mappedLocations[key]
 		overflow := relative[len(keyRelative):]
 
+		// exactly match the full path
 		if len(overflow) == 0 {
-			// exactly match the full path
 			return value, ""
 		}
 
+		// only match the root
 		if len(keyRelative) == 0 {
-			// only match the root
+			return value, strings.Trim(escape(relative), pt.pathSeparator)
-			return value, strings.Trim(relative, pt.pathSeparator)
 		}
 
 		// match several prefix elements
-		if matchSubFolders || overflow[0:1] == pt.pathSeparator {
+		if matchSubFolders || overflow[:1] == pt.pathSeparator {
-			return value, strings.Trim(overflow, pt.pathSeparator)
+			return value, strings.Trim(escape(overflow), pt.pathSeparator)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return root, strings.Trim(relative, pt.pathSeparator)
+	return escape(root), strings.Trim(escape(relative), pt.pathSeparator)
 }
 
-func (pt *Path) normalizePath(path string) string {
+// parsePath parses a clean input path into a root and a relative.
-	if pt.env.GOOS() != runtime.WINDOWS || pt.cygPath {
-		return path
-	}
-
-	var clean []rune
-	for _, char := range path {
-		var lastChar rune
-		if len(clean) > 0 {
-			lastChar = clean[len(clean)-1:][0]
-		}
-
-		if char == '/' && lastChar != 60 { // 60 == <, this is done to avoid replacing color codes
-			clean = append(clean, 92) // 92 == \
-			continue
-		}
-
-		clean = append(clean, char)
-	}
-
-	return string(clean)
-}
-
-// ParsePath parses an input path and returns a clean root and a clean path.
 func (pt *Path) parsePath(inputPath string) (string, string) {
-	var root, path string
+	var root, relative string
+
 	if len(inputPath) == 0 {
-		return root, path
+		return root, relative
 	}
 
 	if pt.cygPath {
@@ -638,76 +684,58 @@ func (pt *Path) parsePath(inputPath string) (string, string) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	clean := func(path string) string {
+	if pt.env.GOOS() == runtime.WINDOWS {
-		matches := regex.FindAllNamedRegexMatch(fmt.Sprintf(`(?P<element>[^\%s]+)`, pt.pathSeparator), path)
+		// Handle a UNC path, if any.
-		n := len(matches) - 1
+		pattern := fmt.Sprintf(`^\%[1]s{2}(?P<hostname>[^\%[1]s]+)\%[1]s(?P<sharename>[^\%[1]s]+)(\%[1]s(?P<path>[\s\S]*))?$`, pt.pathSeparator)
-		s := new(strings.Builder)
+		matches := regex.FindNamedRegexMatch(pattern, inputPath)
-		for i, m := range matches {
-			s.WriteString(m["element"])
-			if i != n {
-				s.WriteString(pt.pathSeparator)
-			}
-		}
-		return s.String()
-	}
-
-	if pt.windowsPath {
-		inputPath = pt.normalizePath(inputPath)
-		// for a UNC path, extract \\hostname\sharename as the root
-		matches := regex.FindNamedRegexMatch(`^\\\\(?P<hostname>[^\\]+)\\+(?P<sharename>[^\\]+)\\*(?P<path>[\s\S]*)$`, inputPath)
 		if len(matches) > 0 {
-			root = `\\` + matches["hostname"] + `\` + matches["sharename"]
+			root = fmt.Sprintf(`%[1]s%[1]s%[2]s%[1]s%[3]s`, pt.pathSeparator, matches["hostname"], matches["sharename"])
-			path = clean(matches["path"])
+			relative = matches["path"]
-			return root, path
+			return root, relative
 		}
 	}
 
 	s := strings.SplitAfterN(inputPath, pt.pathSeparator, 2)
 	root = s[0]
 
-	if pt.windowsPath {
-		root = strings.TrimSuffix(root, pt.pathSeparator)
-	}
-
 	if len(s) == 2 {
-		path = clean(s[1])
+		if len(root) > 1 {
+			root = root[:len(root)-1]
+		}
+
+		relative = s[1]
 	}
 
-	return root, path
+	return root, relative
+}
+
+func (pt *Path) isRootFS(path string) bool {
+	return len(path) == 1 && runtime.IsPathSeparator(pt.env, path[0])
+}
+
+func (pt *Path) endWithSeparator(path string) bool {
+	if len(path) == 0 {
+		return false
+	}
+	return runtime.IsPathSeparator(pt.env, path[len(path)-1])
 }
 
 func (pt *Path) normalize(inputPath string) string {
 	normalized := inputPath
+
 	if strings.HasPrefix(normalized, "~") && (len(normalized) == 1 || runtime.IsPathSeparator(pt.env, normalized[1])) {
 		normalized = pt.env.Home() + normalized[1:]
 	}
 
-	if pt.cygPath {
+	normalized = runtime.CleanPath(pt.env, normalized)
-		return normalized
-	}
 
-	switch pt.env.GOOS() {
+	if pt.env.GOOS() == runtime.WINDOWS || pt.env.GOOS() == runtime.DARWIN {
-	case runtime.WINDOWS:
-		normalized = pt.normalizePath(normalized)
-		fallthrough
-	case runtime.DARWIN:
 		normalized = strings.ToLower(normalized)
 	}
 
 	return normalized
 }
 
-func (pt *Path) replaceFolderSeparators(pwd string) string {
-	defaultSeparator := pt.pathSeparator
-	folderSeparator := pt.getFolderSeparator()
-	if folderSeparator == defaultSeparator {
-		return pwd
-	}
-
-	pwd = strings.ReplaceAll(pwd, defaultSeparator, folderSeparator)
-	return pwd
-}
-
 func (pt *Path) colorizePath(root string, elements []string) string {
 	cycle := pt.props.GetStringArray(Cycle, []string{})
 	skipColorize := len(cycle) == 0
@@ -730,8 +758,8 @@ func (pt *Path) colorizePath(root string, elements []string) string {
 	}
 
 	if len(elements) == 0 {
-		root = fmt.Sprintf(leftFormat, root)
+		formattedRoot := fmt.Sprintf(leftFormat, root)
-		return colorizeElement(root)
+		return colorizeElement(formattedRoot)
 	}
 
 	colorizeSeparator := func() string {
@@ -741,13 +769,13 @@ func (pt *Path) colorizePath(root string, elements []string) string {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("<%s>%s</>", cycle[0], folderSeparator)
 	}
 
-	var builder strings.Builder
+	sb := new(strings.Builder)
 
 	formattedRoot := fmt.Sprintf(leftFormat, root)
-	builder.WriteString(colorizeElement(formattedRoot))
+	sb.WriteString(colorizeElement(formattedRoot))
 
-	if root != pt.pathSeparator && len(root) != 0 {
+	if !pt.endWithSeparator(root) {
-		builder.WriteString(colorizeSeparator())
+		sb.WriteString(colorizeSeparator())
 	}
 
 	for i, element := range elements {
@@ -760,76 +788,49 @@ func (pt *Path) colorizePath(root string, elements []string) string {
 			format = rightFormat
 		}
 
-		element = fmt.Sprintf(format, element)
+		formattedElement := fmt.Sprintf(format, element)
-		builder.WriteString(colorizeElement(element))
+		sb.WriteString(colorizeElement(formattedElement))
 		if i != len(elements)-1 {
-			builder.WriteString(colorizeSeparator())
+			sb.WriteString(colorizeSeparator())
 		}
 	}
 
-	return builder.String()
+	return sb.String()
-}
-
-type Folder struct {
-	Name    string
-	Display bool
-	Path    string
-}
-
-type Folders []*Folder
-
-func (f Folders) List() []string {
-	var list []string
-
-	for _, folder := range f {
-		list = append(list, folder.Name)
-	}
-
-	return list
 }
 
 func (pt *Path) splitPath() Folders {
-	result := Folders{}
+	folders := Folders{}
-	folders := []string{}
 
-	if len(pt.relative) != 0 {
+	if len(pt.relative) == 0 {
-		folders = strings.Split(pt.relative, pt.pathSeparator)
+		return folders
 	}
 
+	elements := strings.Split(pt.relative, pt.pathSeparator)
 	folderFormatMap := pt.makeFolderFormatMap()
+	currentPath := pt.root
 
-	getCurrentPath := func() string {
+	if !pt.endWithSeparator(pt.root) {
-		if pt.root == "~" {
+		currentPath += pt.pathSeparator
-			return pt.env.Home() + pt.pathSeparator
-		}
-
-		if pt.windowsPath {
-			return pt.root + pt.pathSeparator
-		}
-
-		return pt.root
 	}
 
-	currentPath := getCurrentPath()
-
 	var display bool
 
-	for _, folder := range folders {
+	for _, element := range elements {
-		currentPath += folder
+		currentPath += element
 
 		if format := folderFormatMap[currentPath]; len(format) != 0 {
-			folder = fmt.Sprintf(format, folder)
+			element = fmt.Sprintf(format, element)
 			display = true
 		}
 
-		result = append(result, &Folder{Name: folder, Path: currentPath, Display: display})
+		folders = append(folders, &Folder{Name: element, Path: currentPath, Display: display})
 
 		currentPath += pt.pathSeparator
 
 		display = false
 	}
 
-	return result
+	return folders
 }
 
 func (pt *Path) makeFolderFormatMap() map[string]string {
@@ -838,7 +839,9 @@ func (pt *Path) makeFolderFormatMap() map[string]string {
 	if gitDirFormat := pt.props.GetString(GitDirFormat, ""); len(gitDirFormat) != 0 {
 		dir, err := pt.env.HasParentFilePath(".git", false)
 		if err == nil && dir.IsDir {
-			folderFormatMap[dir.ParentFolder] = gitDirFormat
+			// Make it consistent with the modified path.
+			path := pt.join(pt.replaceMappedLocations(dir.ParentFolder))
+			folderFormatMap[path] = gitDirFormat
 		}
 	}
 

src/segments/path_test.go

@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ func TestAgnosterPathStyles(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			Style:               AgnosterFull,
-			Expected:            "PSDRIVE:/ | src",
+			Expected:            "PSDRIVE: | src",
 			HomePath:            homeDir,
 			Pwd:                 "/foo",
 			Pswd:                "PSDRIVE:/src",
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ func TestAgnosterPathStyles(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			Style:               AgnosterShort,
-			Expected:            ".. | src",
+			Expected:            "PSDRIVE: | src",
 			HomePath:            homeDir,
 			Pwd:                 "/foo",
 			Pswd:                "PSDRIVE:/src",
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ func TestAgnosterPathStyles(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			Style:               AgnosterShort,
-			Expected:            "PSDRIVE:/ | .. | init",
+			Expected:            "PSDRIVE: | .. | init",
 			HomePath:            homeDir,
 			Pwd:                 "/foo",
 			Pswd:                "PSDRIVE:/src/init",
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ func TestAgnosterPathStyles(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			Style:               AgnosterShort,
-			Expected:            ".. > foo",
+			Expected:            "~ > foo",
 			HomePath:            homeDir,
 			Pwd:                 homeDir + "/foo",
 			PathSeparator:       "/",
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ func TestAgnosterPathStyles(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			Style:               AgnosterShort,
-			Expected:            ".. > foo > bar",
+			Expected:            "~ > foo > bar",
 			HomePath:            homeDir,
 			Pwd:                 homeDir + "/foo/bar",
 			PathSeparator:       "/",
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ func TestAgnosterPathStyles(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			Style:               AgnosterShort,
-			Expected:            ".. | space foo",
+			Expected:            "~ | space foo",
 			HomePath:            homeDir,
 			Pwd:                 homeDir + "/space foo",
 			PathSeparator:       "/",
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ func TestAgnosterPathStyles(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			Style:               AgnosterShort,
-			Expected:            ".. > foo",
+			Expected:            "~ > foo",
 			HomePath:            homeDirWindows,
 			Pwd:                 homeDirWindows + "\\foo",
 			GOOS:                runtime.WINDOWS,
@@ -848,6 +848,7 @@ func TestFullAndFolderPath(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// for Windows paths
 		{Style: FolderType, FolderSeparatorIcon: "\\", Pwd: "C:\\", Expected: "C:\\", PathSeparator: "\\", GOOS: runtime.WINDOWS},
+		{Style: FolderType, FolderSeparatorIcon: "\\", Pwd: "\\\\localhost\\d$", Expected: "\\\\localhost\\d$", PathSeparator: "\\", GOOS: runtime.WINDOWS},
 		{Style: FolderType, FolderSeparatorIcon: "\\", Pwd: homeDirWindows, Expected: "~", PathSeparator: "\\", GOOS: runtime.WINDOWS},
 		{Style: Full, FolderSeparatorIcon: "\\", Pwd: homeDirWindows, Expected: "~", PathSeparator: "\\", GOOS: runtime.WINDOWS},
 		{Style: Full, FolderSeparatorIcon: "\\", Pwd: homeDirWindows + "\\abc", Expected: "~\\abc", PathSeparator: "\\", GOOS: runtime.WINDOWS},
@@ -1001,41 +1002,6 @@ func TestFullPathCustomMappedLocations(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestPowerlevelMappedLocations(t *testing.T) {
-	cases := []struct {
-		Pwd             string
-		MappedLocations map[string]string
-		Expected        string
-	}{
-		{Pwd: "/Users/michal/Applications", MappedLocations: map[string]string{"~": "#"}, Expected: "#/Applications"},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range cases {
-		env := new(mock.Environment)
-		env.On("Home").Return("/Users/michal")
-		env.On("Pwd").Return(tc.Pwd)
-		env.On("GOOS").Return(runtime.DARWIN)
-		env.On("PathSeparator").Return("/")
-		env.On("Shell").Return(shell.GENERIC)
-		env.On("DebugF", testify_.Anything, testify_.Anything).Return(nil)
-		env.On("Flags").Return(&runtime.Flags{})
-
-		path := &Path{
-			env: env,
-			props: properties.Map{
-				properties.Style: Powerlevel,
-				MappedLocations:  tc.MappedLocations,
-			},
-		}
-
-		path.setPaths()
-		path.setStyle()
-
-		got := renderTemplateNoTrimSpace(env, "{{ .Path }}", path)
-		assert.Equal(t, tc.Expected, got)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestFolderPathCustomMappedLocations(t *testing.T) {
 	pwd := abcd
 	env := new(mock.Environment)
@@ -1501,46 +1467,155 @@ func TestGetFolderSeparator(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestNormalizePath(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
-		Input    string
+		Case          string
-		HomeDir  string
+		Input         string
-		GOOS     string
+		HomeDir       string
-		Expected string
+		GOOS          string
+		PathSeparator string
+		Expected      string
 	}{
-		{Input: "/foo/~/bar", HomeDir: homeDirWindows, GOOS: runtime.WINDOWS, Expected: "\\foo\\~\\bar"},
+		{
-		{Input: homeDirWindows + "\\Foo", HomeDir: homeDirWindows, GOOS: runtime.WINDOWS, Expected: "c:\\users\\someone\\foo"},
+			Case:          "Windows: absolute w/o drive letter, forward slash included",
-		{Input: "~/Bob\\Foo", HomeDir: homeDir, GOOS: runtime.LINUX, Expected: homeDir + "/Bob\\Foo"},
+			Input:         "/foo/~/bar",
-		{Input: "~/Bob\\Foo", HomeDir: homeDir, GOOS: runtime.DARWIN, Expected: homeDir + "/bob\\foo"},
+			HomeDir:       homeDirWindows,
-		{Input: "~\\Bob\\Foo", HomeDir: homeDirWindows, GOOS: runtime.WINDOWS, Expected: "c:\\users\\someone\\bob\\foo"},
+			GOOS:          runtime.WINDOWS,
-		{Input: "/foo/~/bar", HomeDir: homeDir, GOOS: runtime.LINUX, Expected: "/foo/~/bar"},
+			PathSeparator: `\`,
-		{Input: "~/baz", HomeDir: homeDir, GOOS: runtime.LINUX, Expected: homeDir + "/baz"},
+			Expected:      "\\foo\\~\\bar",
-		{Input: "~/baz", HomeDir: homeDirWindows, GOOS: runtime.WINDOWS, Expected: "c:\\users\\someone\\baz"},
+		},
+		{
+			Case:          "Windows: absolute",
+			Input:         homeDirWindows + "\\Foo",
+			HomeDir:       homeDirWindows,
+			GOOS:          runtime.WINDOWS,
+			PathSeparator: `\`,
+			Expected:      "c:\\users\\someone\\foo",
+		},
+		{
+			Case:     "Linux: home prefix, backslash included",
+			Input:    "~/Bob\\Foo",
+			HomeDir:  homeDir,
+			GOOS:     runtime.LINUX,
+			Expected: homeDir + "/Bob\\Foo",
+		},
+		{
+			Case:     "macOS: home prefix, backslash included",
+			Input:    "~/Bob\\Foo",
+			HomeDir:  homeDir,
+			GOOS:     runtime.DARWIN,
+			Expected: homeDir + "/bob\\foo",
+		},
+		{
+			Case:          "Windows: home prefix",
+			Input:         "~\\Bob\\Foo",
+			HomeDir:       homeDirWindows,
+			GOOS:          runtime.WINDOWS,
+			PathSeparator: `\`,
+			Expected:      "c:\\users\\someone\\bob\\foo",
+		},
+		{
+			Case:     "Linux: absolute",
+			Input:    "/foo/~/bar",
+			HomeDir:  homeDir,
+			GOOS:     runtime.LINUX,
+			Expected: "/foo/~/bar",
+		},
+		{
+			Case:     "Linux: home prefix",
+			Input:    "~/baz",
+			HomeDir:  homeDir,
+			GOOS:     runtime.LINUX,
+			Expected: homeDir + "/baz",
+		},
+		{
+			Case:          "Windows: home prefix",
+			Input:         "~/baz",
+			HomeDir:       homeDirWindows,
+			GOOS:          runtime.WINDOWS,
+			PathSeparator: `\`,
+			Expected:      "c:\\users\\someone\\baz",
+		},
+		{
+			Case:          "Windows: UNC root w/ prefix",
+			Input:         `\\.\UNC\localhost\c$`,
+			HomeDir:       homeDirWindows,
+			GOOS:          runtime.WINDOWS,
+			PathSeparator: `\`,
+			Expected:      "\\\\localhost\\c$",
+		},
+		{
+			Case:          "Windows: UNC root w/ prefix, forward slash included",
+			Input:         "//./UNC/localhost/c$",
+			HomeDir:       homeDirWindows,
+			GOOS:          runtime.WINDOWS,
+			PathSeparator: `\`,
+			Expected:      "\\\\localhost\\c$",
+		},
+		{
+			Case:          "Windows: UNC root",
+			Input:         `\\localhost\c$\`,
+			HomeDir:       homeDirWindows,
+			GOOS:          runtime.WINDOWS,
+			PathSeparator: `\`,
+			Expected:      "\\\\localhost\\c$",
+		},
+		{
+			Case:          "Windows: UNC root, forward slash included",
+			Input:         "//localhost/c$",
+			HomeDir:       homeDirWindows,
+			GOOS:          runtime.WINDOWS,
+			PathSeparator: `\`,
+			Expected:      "\\\\localhost\\c$",
+		},
+		{
+			Case:          "Windows: UNC",
+			Input:         `\\localhost\c$\some`,
+			HomeDir:       homeDirWindows,
+			GOOS:          runtime.WINDOWS,
+			PathSeparator: `\`,
+			Expected:      "\\\\localhost\\c$\\some",
+		},
+		{
+			Case:          "Windows: UNC, forward slash included",
+			Input:         "//localhost/c$/some",
+			HomeDir:       homeDirWindows,
+			GOOS:          runtime.WINDOWS,
+			PathSeparator: `\`,
+			Expected:      "\\\\localhost\\c$\\some",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		env := new(mock.Environment)
 		env.On("Home").Return(tc.HomeDir)
 		env.On("GOOS").Return(tc.GOOS)
-		pt := &Path{
+
-			env: env,
+		if len(tc.PathSeparator) == 0 {
+			tc.PathSeparator = "/"
 		}
+
+		env.On("PathSeparator").Return(tc.PathSeparator)
+		pt := &Path{env: env}
 		got := pt.normalize(tc.Input)
-		assert.Equal(t, tc.Expected, got)
+		assert.Equal(t, tc.Expected, got, tc.Case)
 	}
 }
 
 func TestReplaceMappedLocations(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
-		Case     string
+		Case                   string
-		Pwd      string
+		Pwd                    string
-		Expected string
+		MappedLocationsEnabled bool
+		Expected               string
 	}{
 		{Pwd: "/c/l/k/f", Expected: "f"},
 		{Pwd: "/f/g/h", Expected: "/f/g/h"},
 		{Pwd: "/f/g/h/e", Expected: "^/e"},
 		{Pwd: abcd, Expected: "#"},
 		{Pwd: "/a/b/c/d/e", Expected: "#/e"},
-		{Pwd: "/a/b/c/d/e", Expected: "#/e"},
+		{Pwd: "/a/b/c/D/e", Expected: "#/e"},
 		{Pwd: "/a/b/k/j/e", Expected: "e"},
+		{Pwd: "/a/b/k/l", Expected: "@/l"},
+		{Pwd: "/a/b/k/l", MappedLocationsEnabled: true, Expected: "~/l"},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {
@@ -1556,11 +1631,12 @@ func TestReplaceMappedLocations(t *testing.T) {
 		path := &Path{
 			env: env,
 			props: properties.Map{
-				MappedLocationsEnabled: false,
+				MappedLocationsEnabled: tc.MappedLocationsEnabled,
 				MappedLocations: map[string]string{
 					abcd:       "#",
 					"/f/g/h/*": "^",
 					"/c/l/k/*": "",
+					"~":        "@",
 					"~/j/*":    "",
 				},
 			},
@@ -1600,8 +1676,8 @@ func TestSplitPath(t *testing.T) {
 			GitDir:       &runtime.FileInfo{IsDir: true, ParentFolder: "/a/b/c"},
 			GitDirFormat: "<b>%s</b>",
 			Expected: Folders{
-				{Name: "<b>c</b>", Path: "/a/b/c", Display: true},
+				{Name: "<b>c</b>", Path: "~/c", Display: true},
-				{Name: "d", Path: "/a/b/c/d"},
+				{Name: "d", Path: "~/c/d"},
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -1622,6 +1698,7 @@ func TestSplitPath(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		env := new(mock.Environment)
+		env.On("PathSeparator").Return("/")
 		env.On("Home").Return("/a/b")
 		env.On("HasParentFilePath", ".git", false).Return(tc.GitDir, nil)
 		env.On("GOOS").Return(tc.GOOS)

src/terminal/writer.go

@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ const (
 	hyperLinkText    = "<TEXT>"
 	hyperLinkTextEnd = "</TEXT>"
 
+	empty = "<>"
+
 	startProgress = "\x1b]9;4;3;0\x07"
 	endProgress   = "\x1b]9;4;0;0\x07"
 
@@ -160,10 +162,6 @@ func Pwd(pwdType, userName, hostName, pwd string) string {
 		return ""
 	}
 
-	if strings.HasSuffix(pwd, ":") {
-		pwd += `/`
-	}
-
 	switch pwdType {
 	case OSC7:
 		return fmt.Sprintf(formats.Osc7, hostName, pwd)
@@ -346,6 +344,9 @@ func Write(background, foreground color.Ansi, text string) {
 				i += len([]rune(match[ANCHOR])) - 1
 				builder.WriteString(formats.HyperlinkEnd)
 				continue
+			case empty:
+				i += len([]rune(match[ANCHOR])) - 1
+				continue
 			}
 
 			i = writeArchorOverride(match, background, i)

website/docs/segments/system/path.mdx

@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ For example, to swap out `C:\Users\Leet\GitHub` with a GitHub icon, you can do t
 - To make mapped locations work cross-platform, use `/` as the path separator, Oh My Posh will
   automatically match effective separators based on the running operating system.
 - If you want to match all child directories, you can use `*` as a wildcard, for example:
-  `"C:/Users/Bill/*": "$"` will turn `C:/Users/Bill/Downloads` into `$/Downloads`.
+  `"C:/Users/Bill/*": "$"` will turn `C:/Users/Bill/Downloads` into `$/Downloads` but leave `C:/Users/Bill` unchanged.
+- To prevent mangling path elements, if you use any text style tags (e.g., `<lightGreen>...</>`) in replacement values,
+  you should avoid using a chevron character (`<`/`>`) in the `folder_separator_icon` property, and vice versa.
 - The character `~` at the start of a mapped location will match the user's home directory.
 - The match is case-insensitive on Windows and macOS, but case-sensitive on other operating systems. This means that for
   user Bill, who has a user account `Bill` on Windows and `bill` on Linux, `~/Foo` might match