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# std::experimental::filesystem::path::parent_path

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< cpp‎ | experimental‎ | fs‎ | path

path parent_path() const; |  | (filesystem TS)

Returns the path to the parent directory. Returns empty path if empty() or there's only a single element in the path (begin() == --end().

The resulting path is constructed by appending all elements in a range `[begin(), --end())` to an empty path.

### [edit] Parameters

(none)

### [edit] Return value

The path to the parent directory.

### [edit] Exceptions

(none)

### [edit] Example

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