dirname
Returns the directory portion of a file path, everything up to but not including the final path element.
A trailing slash means the final element is empty, so the path is returned without it, and a bare name with no directory yields "." so callers can join it back without special-casing.
InputArgumentsReturns
Sourcestringno argumentsstringBasicSource
Returns the directory portion of a path, everything up to but not including the final element.
Given
{"path": "docs/reports/q1.pdf"}Template
{{ path | dirname }}Result
docs/reportsAbsoluteSource
Keeps the leading slash for an absolute path.
Given
{"path": "/var/log/syslog"}Template
{{ path | dirname }}Result
/var/logBare nameSource
Returns "." when the path is a bare file name with no directory part, so it can still be joined back safely.
Given
{"path": "invoice.txt"}Template
{{ path | dirname }}Result
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