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.glob( pattern STRING )
  RETURNS DYNAMIC ARRAY OF STRING
 Returns a list of files matching the specified pattern. 
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 new file path to be used to create a temporary file or directory. 
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 BIGINT
 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.