abs package:pathtype

Construct an 'Abs fd' from a String.
Retrieve the contents of a directory path (which may be relative) as absolute paths
Construct an AbsDir from a String.
Posix.toString (Posix.absDir "/file.txt") == "/file.txt"
Posix.toString (Posix.absDir "/tmp") == "/tmp"
Construct an AbsFile from a String.
Posix.toString (Posix.absFile "/file.txt") == "/file.txt"
Posix.toString (Posix.absFile "/tmp") == "/tmp"
Deprecated: Use Path.abs instead.
Construct an 'AbsRel fd' from a String.
Deprecated: Use Path.Abs instead.
Deprecated: Use Path.AbsRel instead.
the position of hdl is set to i.