How can I compare (directory) paths in C#?

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GetFullPath seems to do the work, except for case difference (Path.GetFullPath("test") != Path.GetFullPath("TEST")) and trailing slash.
So, the following code should work fine:

String.Compare(
    Path.GetFullPath(path1).TrimEnd('\\'),
    Path.GetFullPath(path2).TrimEnd('\\'), 
    StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)

Or, if you want to start with DirectoryInfo:

String.Compare(
    dirinfo1.FullName.TrimEnd('\\'),
    dirinfo2.FullName.TrimEnd('\\'), 
    StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase)

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