docs: def get_path_type(path_):
      r"""
      returns if a path is a file, directory, link, or mount
      """
      path_type = ''
      if isfile(path_):
          path_type += 'file'
      if isdir(path_):
          path_type += 'directory'
      if islink(path_):
          path_type += 'link'
      if ismount(path_):
          path_type += 'mount'
      return path_type