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.TH Path.owner 3 2025-11-29 "Tomo man-pages"
.SH NAME
Path.owner \- get file owner
.SH LIBRARY
Tomo Standard Library
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.BI Path.owner\ :\ func(path:\ Path,\ follow_symlinks:\ Bool\ =\ yes\ ->\ Text?)
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
Get the owning user of a file or directory.


.SH ARGUMENTS

.TS
allbox;
lb lb lbx lb
l l l l.
Name	Type	Description	Default
path	Path	The path whose owner to get. 	-
follow_symlinks	Bool	Whether to follow symbolic links. 	yes
.TE
.SH RETURN
The name of the user who owns the file or directory, or `none` if the path does not exist.

.SH EXAMPLES
.EX
assert (/bin).owner() == "root"
assert (/non/existent/file).owner() == none
.EE
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR Tomo-Path (3)