path type for path

Get the type of the object a path refers to (e.g., file, dir, symlink).

Signature

> path type

Input/output types:

input	output
list<string>	list<string>
string	string

Examples

Show type of a filepath

> '.' | path type
dir

Show type of a filepaths in a list

> ls | get name | path type

Notes

This checks the file system to confirm the path's object type. If nothing is found, an empty string will be returned.