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doc: path functions ignore trailing slashes 
Add notes about path.parse(), path.basename() and path.dirname()
ignoring trailing slashes.

Refs: #6229
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* Returns: {string}

The `path.basename()` methods returns the last portion of a `path`, similar to
the Unix `basename` command.
the Unix `basename` command. Conforming to Posix standards, trailing `/`
characters are not counted as part of the pathname.

For example:

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* Returns: {string}

The `path.dirname()` method returns the directory name of a `path`, similar to
the Unix `dirname` command.
the Unix `dirname` command. Conforming to Posix standards, trailing `/`
characters are not counted as part of the pathname.

For example:

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* Returns: {Object}

The `path.parse()` method returns an object whose properties represent
significant elements of the `path`.
significant elements of the `path`. Note that trailing `/` characters are not
counted as part of the pathname and therefore ignored.

The returned object will have the following properties:

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