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/**
 * Converts a path string to a file URL.
 *
 * ```ts
 * import { toFileUrl } from "https://deno.land/std@$STD_VERSION/path/to_file_url.ts";
 *
 * // posix
 * toFileUrl("/home/foo"); // new URL("file:///home/foo")
 *
 * // win32
 * toFileUrl("\\home\\foo"); // new URL("file:///home/foo")
 * toFileUrl("C:\\Users\\foo"); // new URL("file:///C:/Users/foo")
 * toFileUrl("\\\\127.0.0.1\\home\\foo"); // new URL("file://127.0.0.1/home/foo")
 * ```
 * @param path to convert to file URL
 */
export declare function toFileUrl(path: string): URL;