Getting the folder name

[colindavidfoster]

How can I get the current folder from the path?

For example if {path} is \\microserver\Downloads\complete\Test\advert.mpg.zero
I get
\\microserver\Downloads\/complete
Test/advert.mpg.zero
- (echo) Path is \\microserver\Downloads\complete\Test\advert.mpg.zero
- (echo) Relative Path is Test\advert.mpg.zero
- (echo) Name is advert.mpg

How can I get \\microserver\Downloads\complete\Test into, say, {folder} so that I can use something like

• shell: 'touch "{folder}\{name}"'

Here's my rule.

rules:
  - name: Truncate To Zero
    locations:
      - path: \\\\microserver\\Downloads\\complete
    subfolders: true
    filters:
      - name:
      - extension: ["zero"]
    actions:
      - echo: Path is {path}
      - echo: Relative Path is {relative_path}
      - echo: Name is {name}
      #- shell: 'touch "{folder}\\{name}"'
      - delete:
    tags:
      - debug

[tfeldmann]

I think you‘re searching for {path.parent}?

[colindavidfoster]

Perfect, but not in the docs :-(

[tfeldmann]

We absolutely need better docs for this 👍
Right now there is only a link to pathlib.Path and the user is expected to know the rest.