paths?

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as we have some problems with them - it's a great way to use some network brain and try some modules. maybe they also will remove some of our non-ideal methods.
https://www.npmjs.com/package/path-exists
https://www.npmjs.com/package/path-type
https://www.npmjs.com/package/normalize-path

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Review the repository's current path handling and compare it with the three linked npm packages: path-exists, path-type, and normalize-path. Before implementation, clarify which path problems and methods are in scope; done should include an agreed feature description and corresponding repository changes.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.