pkg/system/path_windows.go

package system // import "github.com/docker/docker/pkg/system"

import "syscall"

// GetLongPathName converts Windows short pathnames to full pathnames.
// For example C:\Users\ADMIN~1 --> C:\Users\Administrator.
// It is a no-op on non-Windows platforms
func GetLongPathName(path string) (string, error) {
	// See https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/golang-dev/1tufzkruoTg
	p := syscall.StringToUTF16(path)
	b := p // GetLongPathName says we can reuse buffer
	n, err := syscall.GetLongPathName(&p[0], &b[0], uint32(len(b)))
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}
	if n > uint32(len(b)) {
		b = make([]uint16, n)
		_, err = syscall.GetLongPathName(&p[0], &b[0], uint32(len(b)))
		if err != nil {
			return "", err
		}
	}
	return syscall.UTF16ToString(b), nil
}