/** @hidden
 * Removes leading and trailing slashes from a path.
 *
 * @param path A path to normalize, in POSIX format.
 */
export declare function normalizePath(path: string): string;
/**
 * Normalizes a given path and splits it into an array of segments.
 *
 * @param path A path to split, in POSIX format.
 */
export declare function pathParts(path: string): string[];
/**
 * Normalizes given paths and joins these together using a POSIX separator.
 *
 * @param base A first path segment, in POSIX format.
 * @param child A second path segment, in POSIX format.
 */
export declare function joinPath(base: string, child: string): string;