Modern Fs PathParent

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PathParent

Returns the path without its last part, or an empty string for a root.

Syntax

PathParent( p )

Notes

• "" for a root and for a single relative component

Examples

#import "std/fs"
using fs

print PathParent( "C:\dev\src" )          '' C:\dev
print PathParent( "C:\dev" )             '' C:\

'' EMPTY for a root and for a single relative component -- there is
'' nowhere further up, and this is how a walk-up loop terminates
print "[" & PathParent( "C:\" ) & "]"     '' []
print "[" & PathParent( "file.txt" ) & "]" '' []

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Library: Filesystem Library
Category: Filesystem
Documented under: Paths