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v3

v3.25.1

Oct 22, 2026

v3.25.0

Oct 22, 2026

Changes in this version

+ func RelInside(base, path string) (string, bool)

v3.24.0

Oct 1, 2026

v3.23.0

Sep 25, 2026

Changes in this version

+ func ExecuteWithInputEnv(exe, text string, env []string, args ...string) (string, error)

v3.22.0

Sep 17, 2026

v3.21.0

Sep 9, 2026

v3.20.0

Sep 2, 2026

Changes in this version

+ func AbsPath(path string) string

+ func DeterminePath(configPath string, keyPath string) string

+ func ExecuteWithInput(exe, text string, args ...string) (string, error)

+ func FileExists(filename string) bool

+ func FileNameWithoutExt(fileName string) string

+ func IsDir(filename string) bool

+ func IsLinux() bool

+ func IsMac() bool

+ func IsUnix() bool

+ func IsWindows() bool

+ func Mkdir(dir string) error

+ func Name() string

+ func NormalizePath(path string) string

+ func PlatformAndArch() string

+ func ReplaceFileExt(fp string, formats map[string]string) string

+ func Unarchive(src, dest string) error

+ func Walk(path string, walkFn filepath.WalkFunc) error

+ func Which(cmds []string) string