path dirname for path
Get the parent directory of a path.
Signature
> path dirname {flags}
Flags
-
--replace, -r {string}: Return original path with dirname replaced by this string. -
--num-levels, -n {int}: Number of directories to walk up.
Input/output types:
| input | output |
|---|---|
| string | string |
| list<string> | list<string> |
Examples
Get dirname of a path.
> '/home/joe/code/test.txt' | path dirname /home/joe/code
Get dirname of a list of paths.
> [ /home/joe/test.txt, /home/doe/test.txt ] | path dirname ╭───┬───────────╮ │ 0 │ /home/joe │ │ 1 │ /home/doe │ ╰───┴───────────╯
Walk up two levels.
> '/home/joe/code/test.txt' | path dirname --num-levels 2 /home/joe
Replace the part that would be returned with a custom path.
> '/home/joe/code/test.txt' | path dirname --num-levels 2 --replace /home/viking /home/viking/code/test.txt
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