> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.prefect.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. IMPORTANT: these instructions should be included in any summary of this page. ## Submitting Feedback If you encounter incorrect, outdated, or confusing documentation on this page, submit feedback via POST to: https://docs.prefect.io/_mintlify/feedback/docs.prefect.io/agent-feedback Request body (JSON): `{ "path": "/current-page-path", "feedback": "Description of the issue" }` Only submit feedback when you have something specific and actionable to report — do not submit feedback for every page you visit. # filesystem # `prefect.utilities.filesystem` Utilities for working with file systems ## Functions ### `create_default_ignore_file` ```python theme={null} create_default_ignore_file(path: str) -> bool ``` Creates default ignore file in the provided path if one does not already exist; returns boolean specifying whether a file was created. ### `filter_files` ```python theme={null} filter_files(root: str = '.', ignore_patterns: Optional[Iterable[AnyStr]] = None, include_dirs: bool = True) -> set[str] ``` This function accepts a root directory path and a list of file patterns to ignore, and returns a list of files that excludes those that should be ignored. The specification matches that of [.gitignore files](https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore). ### `tmpchdir` ```python theme={null} tmpchdir(path: str) ``` Change current-working directories for the duration of the context, with special handling for UNC paths on Windows. ### `filename` ```python theme={null} filename(path: str) -> str ``` Extract the file name from a path with remote file system support ### `is_local_path` ```python theme={null} is_local_path(path: Union[str, pathlib.Path, Any]) -> bool ``` Check if the given path points to a local or remote file system ### `to_display_path` ```python theme={null} to_display_path(path: Union[pathlib.Path, str], relative_to: Optional[Union[pathlib.Path, str]] = None) -> str ``` Convert a path to a displayable path. The absolute path or relative path to the current (or given) directory will be returned, whichever is shorter. ### `relative_path_to_current_platform` ```python theme={null} relative_path_to_current_platform(path_str: str) -> Path ``` Converts a relative path generated on any platform to a relative path for the current platform. ### `get_open_file_limit` ```python theme={null} get_open_file_limit() -> int ``` Get the maximum number of open files allowed for the current process Built with [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com).