path dirname
for default
Get the parent directory of a path.
Signature
> path dirname --columns --replace --num-levels
Parameters
--columns {table}
: For a record or table input, convert strings at the given columns to their dirname--replace {string}
: Return original path with dirname replaced by this string--num-levels {int}
: Number of directories to walk up
Examples
Get dirname of a path
> '/home/joe/code/test.txt' | path dirname
/home/joe/code
Get dirname of a path in a column
> ls ('.' | path expand) | path dirname -c [ name ]
Walk up two levels
> '/home/joe/code/test.txt' | path dirname -n 2
/home/joe
Replace the part that would be returned with a custom path
> '/home/joe/code/test.txt' | path dirname -n 2 -r /home/viking
/home/viking/code/test.txt