diff --git a/src/Xrefcheck/Command.hs b/src/Xrefcheck/Command.hs
index 16620a86..36ee24a0 100644
--- a/src/Xrefcheck/Command.hs
+++ b/src/Xrefcheck/Command.hs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import Xrefcheck.Progress (allowRewrite)
 import Xrefcheck.Scan
   (FormatsSupport, ScanError (..), ScanResult (..), reportScanErrs, scanRepo,
   specificFormatsSupport)
-import Xrefcheck.Scanners.Markdown (markdownSupport)
+import Xrefcheck.Scanners.Markdown (MarkdownConfig (mcFlavor), markdownSupport)
 import Xrefcheck.System (askWithinCI)
 import Xrefcheck.Util
 import Xrefcheck.Verify (reportVerifyErrs, verifyErrors, verifyRepo)
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ defaultAction Options{..} = do
 
     (ScanResult scanErrs repoInfo) <- allowRewrite showProgressBar $ \rw -> do
       let fullConfig = addExclusionOptions (cExclusions config) oExclusionOptions
-      scanRepo oScanPolicy rw (formats $ cScanners config) fullConfig oRoot
+          formatsSupport = formats $ cScanners config
+          flavor = mcFlavor $ scMarkdown $ cScanners config
+      scanRepo oScanPolicy rw formatsSupport fullConfig flavor oRoot
 
     when oVerbose $
       fmt [int||
diff --git a/src/Xrefcheck/Core.hs b/src/Xrefcheck/Core.hs
index 5a9d58c6..b6e19716 100644
--- a/src/Xrefcheck/Core.hs
+++ b/src/Xrefcheck/Core.hs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import Data.DList qualified as DList
 import Data.List qualified as L
 import Data.Reflection (Given)
 import Data.Text qualified as T
-import Fmt (Buildable (..), Builder)
+import Fmt (Buildable (..))
 import System.FilePath.Posix (isPathSeparator)
 import Text.Interpolation.Nyan
 import Time (Second, Time)
@@ -146,14 +146,6 @@ data DirectoryStatus
   | UntrackedDirectory
   deriving stock (Show)
 
--- | All tracked files and directories.
-data RepoInfo = RepoInfo
- { riFiles       :: Map FilePath FileStatus
-   -- ^ Files from the repo with `FileInfo` attached to files that we've scanned.
- , riDirectories :: Map FilePath DirectoryStatus
-   -- ^ Directories containing those files.
- } deriving stock (Show)
-
 -----------------------------------------------------------
 -- Instances
 -----------------------------------------------------------
@@ -203,19 +195,6 @@ instance Given ColorMode => Buildable FileInfo where
     #{ interpolateIndentF 4 $ maybe "none" interpolateBlockListF (nonEmpty _fiAnchors) }
     |]
 
-instance Given ColorMode => Buildable RepoInfo where
-  build (RepoInfo m _)
-    | Just scanned <- nonEmpty [(name, info) | (name, Scanned info) <- toPairs m]
-    = interpolateUnlinesF $ buildFileReport <$> scanned
-    where
-      buildFileReport :: ([Char], FileInfo) -> Builder
-      buildFileReport (name, info) =
-        [int||
-        #{ colorIfNeeded Cyan $ name }:
-        #{ interpolateIndentF 2 $ build info }
-        |]
-  build _ = "No scannable files found."
-
 -----------------------------------------------------------
 -- Analysing
 -----------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/Xrefcheck/RepoInfo.hs b/src/Xrefcheck/RepoInfo.hs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c3399322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Xrefcheck/RepoInfo.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+{- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Serokell <https://serokell.io>
+ -
+ - SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+ -}
+
+{-# LANGUAGE GADTs #-}
+
+module Xrefcheck.RepoInfo
+  ( RepoInfo
+  , mkRepoInfo
+  , riFiles
+  , lookupFile
+  , lookupDirectory
+  ) where
+
+import Universum
+
+import Data.Char qualified as C
+import Data.Map qualified as M
+import Data.Reflection (Given)
+import Fmt (Buildable (build), Builder)
+import Text.Interpolation.Nyan
+
+import Xrefcheck.Core
+import Xrefcheck.Util
+
+-- | Supose that we already have a type, `CanonicalPath`
+-- that corresponds to a canonicalized `FilePath` (#197).
+-- This is an example with an alias, and that is why
+-- Golden tests are failing.
+type CanonicalPath = FilePath
+
+-- | The repository info: files and directories.
+data RepoInfo = forall a. RepoInfo (RepoInfo' a)
+
+-- | Generate a 'RepoInfo' with efficient path lookup depending
+-- on the case-sensitivity of a given Markdown flavor.
+mkRepoInfo
+  :: Flavor
+  -> [(CanonicalPath, FileStatus)]
+  -> [(CanonicalPath, DirectoryStatus)] -> RepoInfo
+mkRepoInfo flavor files directories =
+    if caseInsensitiveAnchors flavor
+    then RepoInfo $ RICaseInsensitive $ RepoInfoData
+      { ridFiles = M.fromList $ fmap (first CaseInsensitivePath) $ files
+      , ridDirectories = M.fromList $ fmap (first CaseInsensitivePath) $ directories
+      }
+    else RepoInfo $ RICaseSensitive $ RepoInfoData
+      { ridFiles = M.fromList $ fmap (first CaseSensitivePath) $ files
+      , ridDirectories = M.fromList $ fmap (first CaseSensitivePath) $ directories
+      }
+
+-- | All tracked files and directories.
+data RepoInfoData a = RepoInfoData
+  { ridFiles :: Map a FileStatus
+    -- ^ Files from the repo with `FileInfo` attached to files that we've scanned.
+  , ridDirectories :: Map a DirectoryStatus
+    -- ^ Directories containing those files.
+  }
+
+data RepoInfo' a where
+  RICaseInsensitive :: RepoInfoData CaseInsensitivePath -> RepoInfo' CaseInsensitivePath
+  RICaseSensitive :: RepoInfoData CaseSensitivePath -> RepoInfo' CaseSensitivePath
+
+-- Files from the repo with `FileInfo` attached to files that we've scanned.
+riFiles :: RepoInfo -> [(CanonicalPath, FileStatus)]
+riFiles (RepoInfo (RICaseInsensitive (RepoInfoData{..}))) =
+  first unCaseInsensitivePath <$> toPairs ridFiles
+riFiles (RepoInfo (RICaseSensitive (RepoInfoData{..}))) =
+  first unCaseSensitivePath <$> toPairs ridFiles
+
+-- Search for a file in the repository.
+lookupFile :: CanonicalPath -> RepoInfo -> Maybe FileStatus
+lookupFile path (RepoInfo (RICaseInsensitive (RepoInfoData{..}))) =
+  M.lookup (CaseInsensitivePath path) ridFiles
+lookupFile path (RepoInfo (RICaseSensitive (RepoInfoData{..}))) =
+  M.lookup (CaseSensitivePath path) ridFiles
+
+-- Search for a directory in the repository.
+lookupDirectory :: CanonicalPath -> RepoInfo -> Maybe DirectoryStatus
+lookupDirectory path (RepoInfo (RICaseInsensitive (RepoInfoData{..}))) =
+  M.lookup (CaseInsensitivePath path) ridDirectories
+lookupDirectory path (RepoInfo (RICaseSensitive (RepoInfoData{..}))) =
+  M.lookup (CaseSensitivePath path) ridDirectories
+
+data CaseSensitivePath = CaseSensitivePath
+  { unCaseSensitivePath :: CanonicalPath
+  } deriving stock (Show, Eq, Ord)
+
+data CaseInsensitivePath = CaseInsensitivePath
+  { unCaseInsensitivePath :: CanonicalPath
+  } deriving stock (Show)
+
+instance Eq CaseInsensitivePath where
+  (CaseInsensitivePath p1) == (CaseInsensitivePath p2) =
+    on (==) (fmap C.toLower) p1 p2
+
+instance Ord CaseInsensitivePath where
+  compare (CaseInsensitivePath p1) (CaseInsensitivePath p2) =
+    on compare (fmap C.toLower) p1 p2
+
+instance Given ColorMode => Buildable RepoInfo where
+  build repoInfo
+    | Just scanned <- nonEmpty [(name, info) | (name, Scanned info) <- riFiles repoInfo]
+    = interpolateUnlinesF $ buildFileReport <$> scanned
+    where
+      buildFileReport :: (CanonicalPath, FileInfo) -> Builder
+      buildFileReport (name, info) =
+        [int||
+        #{ colorIfNeeded Cyan $ name }:
+        #{ interpolateIndentF 2 $ build info }
+        |]
+  build _ = "No scannable files found."
diff --git a/src/Xrefcheck/Scan.hs b/src/Xrefcheck/Scan.hs
index da312a0e..36dbfc1f 100644
--- a/src/Xrefcheck/Scan.hs
+++ b/src/Xrefcheck/Scan.hs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ module Xrefcheck.Scan
   , Extension
   , ScanAction
   , FormatsSupport
-  , RepoInfo (..)
   , ReadDirectoryMode(..)
   , ScanError (..)
   , ScanErrorDescription (..)
@@ -47,6 +46,7 @@ import Text.Regex.TDFA.Text qualified as R
 
 import Xrefcheck.Core
 import Xrefcheck.Progress
+import Xrefcheck.RepoInfo
 import Xrefcheck.System (RelGlobPattern, matchesGlobPatterns, normaliseGlobPattern, readingSystem)
 import Xrefcheck.Util
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ type FormatsSupport = Extension -> Maybe ScanAction
 data ScanResult = ScanResult
   { srScanErrors :: [ScanError]
   , srRepoInfo   :: RepoInfo
-  } deriving stock (Show)
+  }
 
 data ScanError = ScanError
   { sePosition    :: Position
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ readDirectoryWith mode config scanner root =
 
 scanRepo
   :: MonadIO m
-  => ScanPolicy -> Rewrite -> FormatsSupport -> ExclusionConfig -> FilePath -> m ScanResult
-scanRepo scanMode rw formatsSupport config root = do
+  => ScanPolicy -> Rewrite -> FormatsSupport -> ExclusionConfig -> Flavor -> FilePath -> m ScanResult
+scanRepo scanMode rw formatsSupport config flavor root = do
   putTextRewrite rw "Scanning repository..."
 
   when (not $ isDirectory root) $
@@ -221,12 +221,10 @@ scanRepo scanMode rw formatsSupport config root = do
 
   let trackedDirs = foldMap (getDirs . fst) processedFiles
       untrackedDirs = foldMap (getDirs . fst) notProcessedFiles
-  return . ScanResult errs $ RepoInfo
-    { riFiles = M.fromList $ processedFiles <> notProcessedFiles
-    , riDirectories = M.fromList
-                      $ map (, TrackedDirectory) trackedDirs
-                      <> map (, UntrackedDirectory) untrackedDirs
-    }
+  return . ScanResult errs $ mkRepoInfo
+    flavor
+    (processedFiles <> notProcessedFiles)
+    (map (, TrackedDirectory) trackedDirs <> map (, UntrackedDirectory) untrackedDirs)
   where
     mscanner :: FilePath -> Maybe ScanAction
     mscanner = formatsSupport . takeExtension
diff --git a/src/Xrefcheck/Verify.hs b/src/Xrefcheck/Verify.hs
index 1ed1fdbb..e783113f 100644
--- a/src/Xrefcheck/Verify.hs
+++ b/src/Xrefcheck/Verify.hs
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ import Network.HTTP.Req
   defaultHttpConfig, ignoreResponse, req, runReq, useURI)
 import Network.HTTP.Types.Header (hRetryAfter)
 import Network.HTTP.Types.Status (Status, statusCode, statusMessage)
-import System.FilePath.Posix
-  (equalFilePath, joinPath, makeRelative, normalise, splitDirectories, takeDirectory, (</>))
+import System.FilePath.Posix (makeRelative, normalise, splitDirectories, takeDirectory, (</>))
 import Text.Interpolation.Nyan
 import Text.ParserCombinators.ReadPrec qualified as ReadPrec (lift)
 import Text.Regex.TDFA.Text (Regex, regexec)
@@ -74,6 +73,7 @@ import Xrefcheck.Config
 import Xrefcheck.Core
 import Xrefcheck.Orphans ()
 import Xrefcheck.Progress
+import Xrefcheck.RepoInfo
 import Xrefcheck.Scan
 import Xrefcheck.Scanners.Markdown (MarkdownConfig (mcFlavor))
 import Xrefcheck.System
@@ -361,10 +361,10 @@ verifyRepo
   config@Config{..}
   mode
   root
-  repoInfo'@(RepoInfo files _)
+  repoInfo
     = do
   let toScan = do
-        (file, fileInfo) <- M.toList files
+        (file, fileInfo) <- riFiles repoInfo
         guard . not $ matchesGlobPatterns root (ecIgnoreRefsFrom cExclusions) file
         case fileInfo of
           Scanned fi -> do
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ verifyRepo
 
   accumulated <- loopAsyncUntil (printer progressRef) do
     forConcurrentlyCaching toScan ifExternalThenCache $ \(file, ref) ->
-      verifyReference config mode progressRef repoInfo' root file ref
+      verifyReference config mode progressRef repoInfo root file ref
   case accumulated of
     Right res -> return $ fold res
     Left (exception, partialRes) -> do
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ verifyReference
   config@Config{..}
   mode
   progressRef
-  (RepoInfo files dirs)
+  repoInfo
   root
   fileWithReference
   ref@Reference{..}
@@ -545,22 +545,6 @@ verifyReference
           Left TrackedDirectory -> pass -- path leads to directory, currently
                                         -- if such link contain anchor, we ignore it
 
-    -- expands ".." and "."
-    -- expandIndirections "a/b/../c"      = "a/c"
-    -- expandIndirections "a/b/c/../../d" = "a/d"
-    -- expandIndirections "../../a"       = "../../a"
-    -- expandIndirections "a/./b"         = "a/b"
-    -- expandIndirections "a/b/./../c"    = "a/c"
-    expandIndirections :: FilePath -> FilePath
-    expandIndirections = joinPath . reverse . expand 0 . reverse . splitDirectories
-      where
-        expand :: Int -> [FilePath] -> [FilePath]
-        expand acc ("..":xs) = expand (acc+1) xs
-        expand acc (".":xs)  = expand acc xs
-        expand 0 (x:xs)      = x : expand 0 xs
-        expand acc (_:xs)    = expand (acc-1) xs
-        expand acc []        = replicate acc ".."
-
     checkReferredFileIsInsideRepo file = unless
       (noNegativeNesting $ makeRelative root file) $
         throwError (LocalFileOutsideRepo file)
@@ -580,18 +564,9 @@ verifyReference
     -- Returns `Nothing` when path corresponds to an existing (and tracked) directory
     tryGetFileStatus :: FilePath -> ExceptT VerifyError IO (Either DirectoryStatus FileStatus)
     tryGetFileStatus file
-      | Just f <- mFile = return $ Right f
-      | Just d <- mDir = return $ Left d
+      | Just f <- lookupFile file repoInfo = return $ Right f
+      | Just d <- lookupDirectory file repoInfo = return $ Left d
       | otherwise = throwError (LocalFileDoesNotExist file)
-      where
-        matchesFilePath :: FilePath -> Bool
-        matchesFilePath = equalFilePath $ expandIndirections file
-
-        mFile :: Maybe FileStatus
-        mFile = (files M.!) <$> find matchesFilePath (M.keys files)
-
-        mDir :: Maybe DirectoryStatus
-        mDir = (dirs M.!) <$> find matchesFilePath (M.keys dirs)
 
     checkAnchor file fileAnchors anchor = do
       checkAnchorReferenceAmbiguity file fileAnchors anchor
diff --git a/tests/Test/Xrefcheck/IgnoreRegexSpec.hs b/tests/Test/Xrefcheck/IgnoreRegexSpec.hs
index c3143086..acf3fe17 100644
--- a/tests/Test/Xrefcheck/IgnoreRegexSpec.hs
+++ b/tests/Test/Xrefcheck/IgnoreRegexSpec.hs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ test_ignoreRegex = give WithoutColors $
   in testGroup "Regular expressions performance"
     [ testCase "Check that only not matched links are verified" $ do
       scanResult <- allowRewrite showProgressBar $ \rw ->
-        scanRepo OnlyTracked rw formats (config ^. cExclusionsL) root
+        scanRepo OnlyTracked rw formats (config ^. cExclusionsL) GitHub root
 
       verifyRes <- allowRewrite showProgressBar $ \rw ->
         verifyRepo rw config verifyMode root $ srRepoInfo scanResult
diff --git a/tests/Test/Xrefcheck/TrailingSlashSpec.hs b/tests/Test/Xrefcheck/TrailingSlashSpec.hs
index 8f0f0a1a..9cb0f27a 100644
--- a/tests/Test/Xrefcheck/TrailingSlashSpec.hs
+++ b/tests/Test/Xrefcheck/TrailingSlashSpec.hs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import Text.Interpolation.Nyan
 import Xrefcheck.Config
 import Xrefcheck.Core
 import Xrefcheck.Progress
+import Xrefcheck.RepoInfo
 import Xrefcheck.Scan
 import Xrefcheck.Scanners.Markdown
 import Xrefcheck.Util
@@ -27,9 +28,9 @@ test_slash = testGroup "Trailing forward slash detection" $
     testCase ("All the files within the root \"" <>
       root <>
       "\" should exist") $ do
-        (ScanResult _ (RepoInfo repoInfo _)) <- allowRewrite False $ \rw ->
-          scanRepo OnlyTracked rw format (cExclusions config & ecIgnoreL .~ []) root
-        nonExistentFiles <- lefts <$> forM (keys repoInfo) (\filePath -> do
+        (ScanResult _ repoInfo) <- allowRewrite False $ \rw ->
+          scanRepo OnlyTracked rw format (cExclusions config & ecIgnoreL .~ []) GitHub root
+        nonExistentFiles <- lefts <$> forM (fst <$> riFiles repoInfo) (\filePath -> do
           predicate <- doesFileExist filePath
           return $ if predicate
                     then Right ()
diff --git a/tests/Test/Xrefcheck/UtilRequests.hs b/tests/Test/Xrefcheck/UtilRequests.hs
index 8582cd8c..e17ead92 100644
--- a/tests/Test/Xrefcheck/UtilRequests.hs
+++ b/tests/Test/Xrefcheck/UtilRequests.hs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ module Test.Xrefcheck.UtilRequests
 import Universum
 
 import Control.Exception qualified as E
-import Data.Map qualified as M
 import Text.Interpolation.Nyan
 
 import Control.Concurrent (forkIO, killThread)
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@ import Test.Tasty.HUnit (assertBool)
 import Xrefcheck.Config
 import Xrefcheck.Core
 import Xrefcheck.Progress
+import Xrefcheck.RepoInfo
 import Xrefcheck.Scan
 import Xrefcheck.Util
 import Xrefcheck.Verify
@@ -72,4 +72,4 @@ verifyReferenceWithProgress :: Reference -> IORef VerifyProgress -> IO (VerifyRe
 verifyReferenceWithProgress reference progRef = do
   fmap wrlItem <$> verifyReference
     (defConfig GitHub & cExclusionsL . ecIgnoreExternalRefsToL .~ []) FullMode
-    progRef (RepoInfo M.empty mempty) "." "" reference
+    progRef (mkRepoInfo GitHub mempty mempty) "." "" reference