From 8f1fca839c837bbb8637707b780b7d753c8e4591 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: brent saner <brent.saner@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:22:03 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] v1.16.4

ADDED:
* paths:
** IsDirOrLinkDir
---
 paths/funcs.go | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/paths/funcs.go b/paths/funcs.go
index 4aac364..fec7175 100644
--- a/paths/funcs.go
+++ b/paths/funcs.go
@@ -161,6 +161,29 @@ func GetFirstWithRef(p []string) (content []byte, isDir, ok bool, idx int) {
 	return
 }
 
+/*
+IsDirOrLinkDir returns true if path p is a directory OR a symlink to a directory.
+
+isDir will be true if p is either a directory or a symlink directory
+(symlinks are followed and recursed).
+
+isLink will only be true if p is a symlink to a directory (or a symlink to a symlink
+to a directory, etc.).
+*/
+func IsDirOrLinkDir(p string) (isDir, isLink bool, err error) {
+
+	var stat fs.FileInfo
+	var pTmp string = p // avoid weird runtime-y race-y things
+
+	if _, _, isLink, _, stat, err = RealPathExistsStatTarget(&pTmp); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	isDir = stat.IsDir()
+
+	return
+}
+
 /*
 Len returns the number of path segments in p, as split with the same param signature to [Segment].