path/filepath

Filesystem
import "path/filepath"

Implements utility routines for manipulating filename paths compatible with the target OS.

Example

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "path/filepath"
)

func main() {
    matches, _ := filepath.Glob("*.go")
    fmt.Println(matches)
    abs, _ := filepath.Abs(".")
    fmt.Println(abs)
}

Key Types & Functions

JoinAbsBaseDirExtWalkGlob

About path/filepath

The path/filepath package (imported as path/filepath) belongs to the Filesystem category of Go packages. Implements utility routines for manipulating filename paths compatible with the target OS.

Go's standard library is one of the language's greatest strengths, providing production-ready implementations for networking, cryptography, encoding, I/O, and more. The path/filepath package follows Go's philosophy of simplicity and composability — small, focused packages that combine through interfaces like io.Reader and io.Writer.

When using path/filepath in production, follow Go best practices: handle errors explicitly, use context for cancellation and timeouts, prefer composition over inheritance, and write table-driven tests. The Go documentation at pkg.go.dev provides comprehensive API references and examples for every exported type and function.

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