# man > Path::Class::Entity(3pm)

## NAME
    [Path::Class::Entity](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Path%3A%3AClass%3A%3AEntity/markdown) - Base class for files and directories

## VERSION
    version 0.37

## DESCRIPTION
    This class is the base class for "[Path::Class::File](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Path%3A%3AClass%3A%3AFile/markdown)" and "[Path::Class::Dir](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Path%3A%3AClass%3A%3ADir/markdown)", it is not used
    directly by callers.

## AUTHOR
    Ken Williams, <kwilliams@cpan.org>

## SEE ALSO
    [Path::Class](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Path%3A%3AClass/markdown)