os.Path methods

Table 1. Class methods
Name	Description
`os.Path.atime( path STRING) RETURNS STRING`	Returns the time of the last file access.
`os.Path.baseName( path STRING) RETURNS STRING`	Returns the last element of a path.
`os.Path.chDir( path STRING) RETURNS INTEGER`	Changes the current working directory.
`os.Path.chOwn( path STRING, uid INTEGER, gui INTEGER ) RETURNS INTEGER`	Changes the UNIX owner and group of a file.
`os.Path.chRwx( path STRING, mode INTEGER ) RETURNS INTEGER`	Changes the UNIX permissions of a file.
`os.Path.chVolume( volume STRING) RETURNS INTEGER`	Changes the current working volume.
`os.Path.copy( fromPath STRING, toPath STRING ) RETURNS INTEGER`	Creates a new file by copying an existing file.
`os.Path.delete( path STRING) RETURNS INTEGER`	Deletes a file or a directory.
`os.Path.dirClose( dirHandle INTEGER)`	Closes the directory referenced by the directory opened by `os.Path.diropen()`.
`os.Path.dirFMask( mask INTEGER)`	Defines a filter mask for `os.Path.dirOpen()`.
`os.Path.dirName( path STRING) RETURNS STRING`	Returns all components of a path excluding the last one.
`os.Path.dirNext( dirHandle INTEGER) RETURNS STRING`	Reads the next entry in the directory opened with `os.Path.dirOpen()`.
`os.Path.dirOpen( path STRING) RETURNS INTEGER`	Opens a directory and returns an integer handle to this directory.
`os.Path.dirSort( criteria STRING, order INTEGER )`	Defines the sort criteria and sort order for `os.Path.dirOpen()`.
`os.Path.executable( path STRING) RETURNS INTEGER`	Checks if a file is executable.
`os.Path.exists( path STRING) RETURNS INTEGER`	Checks if a file exists.
`os.Path.extension( path STRING) RETURNS STRING`	Returns the file extension.
`os.Path.fullPath( path STRING) RETURNS STRING`	Returns the canonical equivalent of a path.
`os.Path.gid( path STRING) RETURNS INTEGER`	Returns the UNIX group id of a file.
`os.Path.homeDir() RETURNS STRING`	Returns the path to the HOME directory of the current user.
`os.Path.isDirectory( path STRING) RETURNS BOOLEAN`	Checks if a file is a directory.
`os.Path.isFile( path STRING) RETURNS BOOLEAN`	Checks if a file is a regular file.
`os.Path.isHidden( path STRING) RETURNS BOOLEAN`	Checks if a file is hidden.
`os.Path.isLink( path STRING) RETURNS BOOLEAN`	Checks if a file is an UNIX symbolic link.
`os.Path.isRoot( path STRING) RETURNS BOOLEAN`	Checks if a file path is a root path.
`os.Path.join( begin STRING, end STRING ) RETURNS STRING`	Joins two path segments adding the platform-dependent separator.
`os.Path.makeTempName() RETURNS STRING`	Generates a temporary file name.
`os.Path.mkDir( path STRING) RETURNS INTEGER`	Creates a new directory.
`os.Path.mtime( path STRING) RETURNS STRING`	Returns the time of the last file modification.
`os.Path.pathSeparator() RETURNS STRING`	Returns the character used in environment variables to separate path elements.
`os.Path.pathType( path STRING) RETURNS STRING`	Checks if a path is a relative path or an absolute path.
`os.Path.pwd() RETURNS STRING`	Returns the current working directory.
`os.Path.readable( path STRING) RETURNS INTEGER`	Checks if a file is readable.
`os.Path.rename( oldPath STRING, newPath STRING ) RETURNS INTEGER`	Renames a file or a directory.
`os.Path.rootDir() RETURNS STRING`	Returns the root directory of the current working path.
`os.Path.rootName( path STRING) RETURNS STRING`	Returns the file path without the file extension of the last element of the file path.
`os.Path.rwx( path STRING) RETURNS INTEGER`	Returns the UNIX file permissions of a file.
`os.Path.separator() RETURNS STRING`	Returns the character used to separate path segments.
`os.Path.size( path STRING) RETURNS INTEGER`	Returns the size of a file.
`os.Path.type( path STRING) RETURNS STRING`	Returns the file type as a string.
`os.Path.uid( path STRING) RETURNS INTEGER`	Returns the UNIX user id of a file.
`os.Path.volumes() RETURNS STRING`	Returns the available volumes.
`os.Path.writable( path STRING) RETURNS INTEGER`	Checks if a file is writable.