What is the difference between String and Path?

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Accepted Answer

**String** — UTF-8 text. **Path** — filesystem path.

**String:**
- UTF-8 text.
- Platform-independent.
- Generic.

**Path:**
- Filesystem path.
- Platform-aware.
- Specialized.

```rust
use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};

// String
let name: String = String::from("file.txt");

// Path
let path = Path::new("/usr/local/file.txt");
let path = PathBuf::from("/usr/local/file.txt");
```

**Conversion:**
```rust
let path = Path::new("file.txt");
let path_str = path.to_str().unwrap();

let string = String::from("file.txt");
let path = Path::new(&string);
```

**Key:** String for text, Path for filesystem.

Rust: What is the difference between String and Path?