path package implements utility routines for manipulating slash-separated paths. For file system paths, use path/filepath.
path Package
path/filepath Package
For OS-specific file paths.Walking Directories
Globbing
Relative Paths
Practical Examples
Find All Go Files
Create Directory Tree
Copy Directory Structure
Best Practices
- Use filepath for file paths - OS-independent
- Use path for URLs - Slash-separated
- Clean paths - Remove redundant separators
- Check errors - Path operations can fail
- Use Join - Don’t concatenate strings
- Validate paths - Check for directory traversal