e is a directory name, don't forget to suffix with "/".
The inverse conversion is performed by <EM>namestring</EM>.
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<B>pathname-directory</B> <EM>path </EM>[function]

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returns a list of directory names of <EM>path</EM>.
Root directory (/) is represented by :ROOT.
<EM>path</EM> can be either of string or pathname.
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<B>pathname-name</B> <EM>path </EM>[function]

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