1 files changed, 19 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/libbb/simplify_path.c b/libbb/simplify_path.c
index 367f1f04d..f80e3e8a5 100644
--- a/libbb/simplify_path.c
+++ b/libbb/simplify_path.c
@@ -6,22 +6,13 @@
  *
  * Licensed under GPLv2 or later, see file LICENSE in this tarball for details.
  */
-
 #include "libbb.h"
 
-char* FAST_FUNC bb_simplify_path(const char *path)
+char* FAST_FUNC bb_simplify_abs_path_inplace(char *start)
 {
-        char *s, *start, *p;
+        char *s, *p;
 
-        if (path[0] == '/')
-                start = xstrdup(path);
-        else {
-                s = xrealloc_getcwd_or_warn(NULL);
-                start = concat_path_file(s, path);
-                free(s);
-        }
         p = s = start;
-
         do {
                 if (*p == '/') {
                         if (*s == '/') {        /* skip duplicate (or initial) slash */
@@ -47,7 +38,22 @@ char* FAST_FUNC bb_simplify_path(const char *path)
         if ((p == start) || (*p != '/')) {      /* not a trailing slash */
                 ++p;                                    /* so keep last character */
         }
-        *p = 0;
+        *p = '\0';
+        return p;
+}
+
+char* FAST_FUNC bb_simplify_path(const char *path)
+{
+        char *s, *p;
+
+        if (path[0] == '/')
+                s = xstrdup(path);
+        else {
+                p = xrealloc_getcwd_or_warn(NULL);
+                s = concat_path_file(p, path);
+                free(p);
+        }
 
-        return start;
+        bb_simplify_abs_path_inplace(s);
+        return s;
 }