nushell/docs/commands/path_parse.md

title	layout	version
path parse	command	0.59.1

Convert a path into structured data.

Signature

> path parse --columns --extension

Parameters

• --columns {table}: Optionally operate by column path
• --extension {string}: Manually supply the extension (without the dot)

Examples

Parse a path

> '/home/viking/spam.txt' | path parse

Replace a complex extension

> '/home/viking/spam.tar.gz' | path parse -e tar.gz | update extension { 'txt' }

Ignore the extension

> '/etc/conf.d' | path parse -e ''

Parse all paths under the 'name' column

> ls | path parse -c [ name ]