lowest-common-ancestor

lowestCommonAncestor(...filepaths)

Finds the deepest shared file path.

The OS-dependent directory separator (e.g. / or \) is respected.

filepaths

Multiple relative or absolute file system paths.

Usage

import {lowestCommonAncestor} from 'lowest-common-ancestor'

lowestCommonAncestor(
  '/foo/bar/abc',
  '/foo/bar/def',
  '/foo/xyz'
)
 
// -> '/foo'

const paths = new Set([
  '/foo/bar/abc',
  '/foo/bar/def',
  '/foo/xyz'
])
 
lowestCommonAncestor(...paths)
 
// -> '/foo'