:: FilePath -> String -package:basic-prelude package:system-filepath

Attempt to convert a FilePath to a string suitable for use with functions in System.IO. The contents of this string are platform‐dependent, and are not guaranteed to be human‐readable. For converting FilePaths to a human‐readable format, use toText. Since: 0.3.1

Convert a FilePath to a platform‐specific format, suitable for use with external OS functions. Note: The type platformTextFormat can change depending upon the underlying compilation platform. Consider using toText or encodeString instead. See Rules for more information. Since: 0.3