1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/utils/location.js b/lib/utils/location.js
index 94d9b2a..84a71ad 100644
--- a/lib/utils/location.js
+++ b/lib/utils/location.js
@@ -83,7 +83,20 @@ function relativeForFile(baseFile, file) {
     return relative(path.dirname(baseFile), file);
 }
 
+/**
+    Compare two paths, return true if they are identical
+    ('README.md', './README.md') -> true
+
+    @param {String} p1: first path
+    @param {String} p2: second path
+    @return {Boolean}
+*/
+function areIdenticalPaths(p1, p2) {
+    return normalize(p1) === normalize(p2);
+}
+
 module.exports = {
+    areIdenticalPaths: areIdenticalPaths,
     isExternal: isExternal,
     isRelative: isRelative,
     isAnchor: isAnchor,