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posix

luau
local posix = require("@std/path/posix")

posix.basename

Returns the last component of path, or nil if the path has no components.

luau
(path: Pathlike) -> string?

posix.dirname

Returns the directory portion of path as a string (everything except the last component).

luau
(path: Pathlike) -> string

posix.extname

Returns the file extension of path (including the leading dot), or "" if there is none.

luau
(path: Pathlike) -> string

posix.format

Converts path to its POSIX string representation.

luau
(path: Pathlike) -> string

posix.isAbsolute

Returns true if path is absolute (begins with /).

luau
(path: Pathlike) -> boolean

posix.join

Joins one or more path segments into a single Path. Each segment after the first must be relative.

luau
(...: Pathlike) -> Path

posix.normalize

Returns a normalized form of path, resolving . and .. components and removing redundant separators.

luau
(path: Pathlike) -> Path

posix.parse

Parses path into a structured Path value.

luau
(path: Pathlike) -> Path

posix.pathmt

luau
pathinterface.PathInterface

posix.pathmt:__tostring

luau
() -> string

posix.relative

Returns the relative path from from to to. Both paths must be of the same kind (both absolute or both relative).

luau
(from: Pathlike, to: Pathlike) -> Path

posix.resolve

Resolves a sequence of paths into an absolute Path, processing right-to-left and falling back to the current working directory.

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(...: Pathlike) -> Path