import type { URL } from 'url';
 /**
  * Joins a list of paths together.
  *
  * @param paths - Paths to join.
  * @returns Joined path.
  */
 export declare function joinPath(...paths: string[]): string;
 /**
  * Normalizes a path.
  *
  * @param path - Path to normalize.
  * @returns Normalized path.
  */
 export declare function normalizePath(path: string): string;
 /**
  * Resolves a list of paths together.
  *
  * @param paths - Paths to resolve.
  * @returns Resolved path.
  */
 export declare function resolvePath(...paths: string[]): string;
 /**
  * Returns the relative path from one path to another.
  *
  * @param from - Path to resolve from.
  * @param to - Path to resolve to.
  * @returns Relative path.
  */
 export declare function relativePath(from: string, to: string): string;
 /**
  * Returns whether the path is absolute.
  *
  * @param path - Path to check.
  * @returns Whether the path is absolute.
  */
 export declare function isAbsolutePath(path: string): boolean;
 /**
  * Returns the directory name of a path.
  *
  * @param path - Path to get the directory name of.
  * @returns Directory name.
  */
 export declare function dirname(path: string): string;
 /**
  * Returns the base name of a path.
  *
  * @param path - Path to get the base name of.
  * @param ext - Optional extension to remove from the result.
  * @returns Base name.
  */
 export declare function basename(path: string, ext?: string): string;
 /**
  * Returns the extension of the path.
  *
  * @param path - Path to get the extension of.
  * @returns Extension.
  */
 export declare function extname(path: string): string;
 /**
  * Parses a path into its components (root, dir, base, ext, name).
  *
  * @param path - Path to parse.
  * @returns Parsed path object.
  */
 export declare function parsePath(path: string): {
     root: string;
     dir: string;
     base: string;
     ext: string;
     name: string;
 };
 /**
  * Given an absolute filesystem path, it makes it relative to
  * the current working directory. This is useful when logging paths
  * to allow the users to click on the file and let the OS open it
  * in the editor of choice.
  *
  * @param path - Path to relativize.
  * @param dir - Current working directory.
  * @returns Relativized path.
  */
 export declare function relativizePath(path: string, dir?: string): string;
 /**
  * Given 2 paths, it returns whether the second path is a subpath of the first path.
  *
  * @param mainPath - The main path.
  * @param subpath - The subpath.
  * @returns Whether the subpath is a subpath of the main path.
  */
 export declare function isSubpath(mainPath: string, subpath: string): boolean;
 /**
  * Given a module's import.meta.url it returns the directory containing the module.
  *
  * @param moduleURL - The value of import.meta.url in the context of the caller module.
  * @returns The path to the directory containing the caller module.
  */
 export declare function moduleDirectory(moduleURL: string | URL): string;
 /**
  * When running a script using `npm run`, something interesting happens. If the current
  * folder does not have a `package.json` or a `node_modules` folder, npm will traverse
  * the directory tree upwards until it finds one. Then it will run the script and set
  * `process.cwd()` to that folder, while the actual path is stored in the INIT_CWD
  * environment variable (see here: https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v9/commands/npm-run-script#description).
  *
  * @returns The path to the current working directory.
  */
 export declare function cwd(): string;
 /**
  * Tries to get the value of the `--path` argument, if provided.
  *
  * @param argv - The arguments to search for the `--path` argument.
  * @returns The value of the `--path` argument, if provided.
  */
 export declare function sniffForPath(argv?: string[]): string | undefined;
 /**
  * Returns whether the `--json` or `-j` flags are present in the arguments.
  *
  * @param argv - The arguments to search for the `--json` and `-j` flags.
  * @returns Whether the `--json` or `-j` flag is present in the arguments.
  */
 export declare function sniffForJson(argv?: string[]): boolean;
+/**
+ * Removes any `..` traversal segments from a relative path and calls `warn`
+ * if any were stripped. Normal `..` that cancel out within the path (e.g.
+ * `foo/../bar` → `bar`) are collapsed but never allowed to escape the root.
+ * Both `/` and `\` are treated as separators for cross-platform safety.
+ *
+ * @param input - The relative path to sanitize.
+ * @param warn - Called with a human-readable warning when traversal segments are removed.
+ * @returns The sanitized path (may be an empty string if all segments were traversal).
+ */
+export declare function sanitizeRelativePath(input: string, warn: (msg: string) => void): string;