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(?############ Let's catch paths without "" or '' ############################
)(?<opening>(?# First, catch the starting path, the <opening> ###################
)\b(?<montage>[a-zA-Z]:[\/\\])(?# montage = 'C:/'
)|[\/\\][\/\\](?>(?#
)[?.][\/\\](?:[^\/\\<>:"|?\n\r ]+[\/\\])?(?# '//[?or.]/xxxxx' or '//[?or.]/server/'
)(?&montage)?(?# '//[?or.]/c:/' or '//[?or.]/server/c:/'
)|(?!(?&montage)))(?# '//[addressIP/ or serverName/ but not C:/]'
)|%\w+%[\/\\]?(?# '%EnvVariable%[/]'
))(?# So, <opening> catch :
'C:/' or
'//[?or.]/[UNC/]C:/' or
'//[?or.]/[UNC/]' or
'//[next characters must be something other than C:/]' or
'%EnvironementVariable%[/]'
)(?:(?# now, we catch each directory name wich is between [/] ########################
)[^\/\\<>:"|?\n\r ,'](?# the first character should not be [ ,']
)[^\/\\<>:"|?\n\r]*(?# Any pathFrendly character
)(?<![ ,'])(?# The last directory name's character must not be [ ,']
)[\/\\](?# End of directory name - who are between '/' -
))*(?# Catch most 'directoryName/' as possible
)(?:(?# Lets catch the End path. There is a file ? a directory ? or just a useless '/' ?
)(?=[^\/\\<>:"'|?\n\r;, ])(?#if next character is not pathFriendly or ' ' or [,'], we have reach the end of the path => we don't catch the last '/' and the the Regex end now.
You can't catch fileName who begin by [,'] because they are probably a delimiter between 2 path. but '.' is allowed
)(?:(?#If we are here, that mean there is a fileName or directoryName to catch
###### We will catch the last directoryName or the fileName without the extention ######
)(?:[^\/\\<>:"|?\n\r;, .](?# catch any character pathFriendly exept ' ' or [,.]
)(?: (?=[\w\-]))?(?# If we find a ' ', we catch him if next charcter is not a delimiter. I see '-' after an ' ' not like a delimiter.
)(?:\*(?!= ))?(?# If we find a '*', we stop the catch if next character is an ' '
)(?!(?&montage))(?# If we find a string who look like 'C:/', we stop the catch
))+(?# We catch theses word delimited by ' ' as much as possible
))?(?# it's possible the fileName have no name, but just an extention
)(?:\.\w+(?# #### an extention begin by '.' and at least one none delimiter chracter
))*(?# we can add more extention until the first none '.' delimiter character. So, after the first '.' character inside a fileName, we cannot catch any ' ' character
If we don't find one extention, so the filename is a directory name, and we stop the catch.
))(?# ############# END OF PATH CATCHING WITHOUT QUOTE "" and '' #######################
)|(?:(?# ######### Catching path quoted '' ###########################
Path quoted '' is difficult because ['] is also a pathFrendly character
)'(?&opening)(?# We catch .* between quote only if string start with an <opening>
)(?=.*'\W|.*'$)(?# We catch .* between quote only if we are sure we will find end quote. End quote must be ['] and delimiter character or ['] and end string
)(?:[^\/\\<>:'"|?\n\r]+(?# We take any pathFriendly character exept quote [']
)(?:'(?=\w))?(?# we catch quote ['] if next character is not a delimiter
)[\/\\]?)*(?# Path quoted must respect this patern until end quote character [']
)')(?# end quoted '' path
)|(?# ######### Catching path quoted "" ###########################
)"(?&opening)(?# We catch .* between quote only if string start with an <opening>
)(?=.*")(?# We catch .* between quote only if we are sure we will find end quote ["]
)(?:[^\/\\<>:"|?\n\r]+(?# We take any pathFriendly character
)[\/\\]?(?# pathFriendly characters can be is delimited by '\'
))*(?# Path quoted must respect this patern until end quote character
)"(?# end quoted path
)
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