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Std.Path.parentOf

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fn

parentOf: Str -> Option[Str]

This is a callable function.

What it does

The directory holding a path, or nothing when the path is a root.

Where directoryOf answers . for a bare name, this answers nothing for a

path that has nowhere above it, so a caller walking upwards is told when to

stop rather than looping on a root that is its own parent.

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  • The text after the name is the type checked by Pudu.
  • Read arrows from left to right: inputs come first, and the final type is returned.
  • Names inside [ ] are type arguments, such as the item type held by a collection.
  • Option holds Some(value) or None when no value is available.

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