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+/*
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Library Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Library Public License for more details.
+ */
+#ifndef CANONICALIZE_H
+#define CANONICALIZE_H
+
+#include "c.h"	/* for PATH_MAX */
+
+extern char *canonicalize_path(const char *path);
+extern char *canonicalize_path_restricted(const char *path);
+extern char *canonicalize_dm_name(const char *ptname);
+
+#endif /* CANONICALIZE_H */