path

The path namespace ensures cross-platform consistency when working with file system paths on Windows, Linux, and macOS.

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Quick Reference

Function	Signature	Return Type	Description
path.join	path.join(...parts)	string	Combines path segments using the system separator.
path.basename	path.basename(p)	string	Returns the final portion of a path.
path.dirname	path.dirname(p)	string	Returns the directory name portion of a path.
path.ext	path.ext(p)	string	Extracts the extension (including leading .).
path.stem	path.stem(p)	string	Returns the file name without its extension.
path.is_abs	path.is_abs(p)	bool	Determines if a path is absolute.
path.normalize	path.normalize(p)	string	Resolves . and .. segments and cleans separators.

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Detailed Methods

path.join(...parts)

Joins multiple path components safely using appropriate platform separators (/ on Linux/macOS, \\ on Windows):

var full = path.join("data", "users", "profile.json");
print(full);

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path.basename(path)

Returns the last element of the path.

print(path.basename("/home/user/project/main.rq"));
print(path.basename("C:\\projects\\app.exe"));

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path.dirname(path)

Returns the directory path excluding the final file/folder component.

print(path.dirname("/var/log/nginx/access.log"));

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path.ext(path)

Returns the file extension.

print(path.ext("archive.tar.gz"));
print(path.ext("document.pdf"));
print(path.ext("Makefile"));

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path.stem(path)

Returns the filename without its trailing extension.

print(path.stem("archive.zip"));
print(path.stem("game.exe"));

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path.is_abs(path)

Checks whether the given path is absolute.

print(path.is_abs("/usr/bin"));
print(path.is_abs("C:\\Windows"));
print(path.is_abs("src/main.rq"));