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path type
for path
Get the type of the object a path refers to (e.g., file, dir, symlink).
Signature
> path type {flags}
Input/output types:
input | output |
---|---|
list<string> | list<string> |
string | string |
Examples
Show type of a filepath
>'.'|path type
dir
Show type of a filepaths in a list
>ls|getname|path type
Notes
This checks the file system to confirm the path's object type. If nothing is found, an empty string will be returned.
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