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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"UNC paths are not handled appropriately by `path.relative`","articleBody":"\u003c!--\r\nThank you for reporting an issue.\r\n\r\nThis issue tracker is for bugs and issues found within Node.js core.\r\nIf you require more general support please file an issue on our help\r\nrepo. https://github.com/nodejs/help\r\n\r\n\r\nPlease fill in as much of the template below as you're able.\r\n\r\nVersion: output of `node -v`\r\nPlatform: output of `uname -a` (UNIX), or version and 32 or 64-bit (Windows)\r\nSubsystem: if known, please specify affected core module name\r\n\r\nIf possible, please provide code that demonstrates the problem, keeping it as\r\nsimple and free of external dependencies as you are able.\r\n-->\r\n\r\n* **Version**: 6.3.1\r\n* **Platform**: 64 bit Windows 10\r\n* **Subsystem**: `path.js`\r\n\r\n\u003c!-- Enter your issue details below this comment. -->\r\n\r\nWhen calling `path.relative`, if the `to` parameter refers to a UNC (network) path, the result is incorrect.\r\n\r\n# Steps to Reproduce\r\n\r\nRun the following program:\r\n\r\n```\r\nvar path = require('path');\r\n\r\nconsole.log(path.relative('c:\\\\some\\\\directory', '\\\\\\\\localhost\\\\c$\\\\another\\\\directory'));\r\n```\r\n\r\n# Expected Result\r\n\r\nThe console output should be `\\\\localhost\\c$\\another\\directory` because no relative path exists between the two paths.\r\n\r\n# Actual Result\r\n\r\nThe console output is `localhost\\c$\\another\\directory`: the leading double backslash is omitted.\r\n\r\n# Extra Notes\r\n\r\nThe output is correct for two UNC paths to the same host. The output is incorrect for two UNC paths to different hosts.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/amanda-mitchell","@type":"Person","name":"amanda-mitchell"},"datePublished":"2016-12-29T22:44:16Z","url":"https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/10528"}