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+#!/usr/bin/env perl
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+#
+# DESCR: Check that path patterns in MAINTAINERS have trailing slash
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+open( my $file, "<", "MAINTAINERS" ) or die "Error: could not open file 'MAINTAINERS'\n";
+
+while ( my $line = <$file> ) {
+	if ( $line =~ /^[FX]:\s+([^\s]*[^*\/\s])\s+$/ ) {  # path patterns not ending with / or *
+		my $path = $1;
+
+		if ( -d $path ) {
+			print "MAINTAINERS:$. missing trailing slash for directory match ";
+			print "`$path`\n";
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+close($file);