function cdirs = parsedirs(str,varargin)

%PARSEDIRS Convert string of directories into a cell array

%   C = PARSEDIRS(S) converts S, a string of directories separated by path

%   separators, to C, a cell array of directories. 

%

%   The function will clean up each directory name by converting file

%   separators to the appropriate operating system file separator, and by

%   ending each cell with a path separator. It will also remove repeated

%   file and path separators, and insignificant whitespace. 

%

%   Example:

%       cp = parsedirs(path);

%   Copyright 1984-2007 The MathWorks, Inc.

fs = filesep; 

ps = pathsep; 

cdirs = regexp(str, sprintf('[^\\s%s;][^%s;]*', ps, ps), 'match')'; 

if ps == ';' 

    % Only iron fileseps on PC:

    cdirs = strrep(cdirs,'/','\');

    % Remove repeated "\"s unless they are the start of string

    % Also ensure a "\" exists after a colon

	cdirs = regexprep(cdirs, '(:)\s*$|(.)\\{2,}', '$1\');

else 

    % Remove repeated "/"s

    cdirs = regexprep(cdirs, '/{2,}', '/'); 

    % Do any tilde expansion

    ix = find(strncmp(cdirs,'~',1)); 

    if ~isempty(ix) 

      cdirs(ix) = unix_tilde_expansion(cdirs(ix));

    end

end 

% Remove trailing fileseps, but allow a directory to be "X:\", "\" or "/" 

% Add pathseps to the end of all paths

cdirs = regexprep(cdirs,sprintf('(.*[^:])\\%s\\s*$|(.+)\\s*$',fs),sprintf('$1%s', ps)); 

% Remove empty paths

cdirs(cellfun('isempty', cdirs)) = [];