Normalize path in exclude rules (OS path separator)

[shieldsjared]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
When specifying path's w/in exclude rules, the path regex requires special attention for cross-platform path separators. Currently, you have to specify paths using syntax such as folder[/\\]file.go in order to gain cross-platform freedom. Some settings within the configuration appear to support automatic replacement of / with the operating system's default (e.g. on windows it becomes \).

Describe the solution you'd like
Identify all configuration's that involve a path (such as exclude-rules), and extend the functionality that currently replaces the path separator when executed on a windows platform while utilizing skip-files and skip-dir. Currently, I'm

Describe alternatives you've considered
No other alternatives considered. Honestly unsure of the implications of this request. Just throwing it out there for discussion :)

[boring-cyborg]

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[frederikhors]

This is huge!

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[frederikhors]

Nope