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.TH Path.parent 3 2026-09-01 "Tomo man-pages"
.SH NAME
Path.parent \- get parent directory
.SH LIBRARY
Tomo Standard Library
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.BI Path.parent\ :\ func(path:\ Path\ ->\ Path?)
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
Returns the parent directory of the file or directory at the specified path.


.SH ARGUMENTS

.TS
allbox;
lb lb lbx
l l l.
Name	Type	Description
path	Path	The path of the file or directory. 
.TE
.SH RETURN
The path of the parent directory or `none` if the path is `(/)` (the file root).

.SH EXAMPLES
.EX
assert (./path/to/file.txt).parent() == (./path/to)
.EE
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR Tomo-Path (3)