path.dirname

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path.dirname(path): string

Attributes

path:string

Returns:string

The path.dirname() method returns the directory name of a path, similar to the Unix dirname command. Trailing directory separators are ignored, see path.sep.

path.dirname('/foo/bar/baz/asdf/quux');
// Returns: '/foo/bar/baz/asdf'

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A TypeError is thrown if path is not a string.