diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 72d9b21..5d62eaf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ OBJS = csto.o     \
 	   lextra.o   \
 	   lfs.o      \
 	   ljson.o    \
+	   lpath.o    \
 	   lprocess.o \
 	   lsocket.o  \
 	   util.o
@@ -28,12 +29,13 @@ libcallisto.so: ${LIBS} ${OBJS}
 
 csto.o: csto.c callisto.h
 callisto.o: callisto.c callisto.h
-lcl.o: lcl.c callisto.h
-lextra.o: lextra.c callisto.h
+lcl.o: lcl.c callisto.h util.h
+lextra.o: lextra.c callisto.h util.h
 lenviron.o: lenviron.c callisto.h
-lfs.o: lfs.c callisto.h
+lfs.o: lfs.c callisto.h errors.h util.h
 ljson.o: ljson.c callisto.h
-lprocess.o: lprocess.c callisto.h
+lpath.o: lpath.c callisto.h errors.h util.h
+lprocess.o: lprocess.c callisto.h util.h
 lsocket.o: lsocket.c callisto.h
 util.o: util.c
 
diff --git a/callisto.c b/callisto.c
index 7ac39a2..7696b6e 100644
--- a/callisto.c
+++ b/callisto.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ static const luaL_Reg loadedlibs[] = {
 	{CALLISTO_JSONLIBNAME, luaopen_json},
 	{CALLISTO_MATHLIBNAME, luaopen_math},
 	{CALLISTO_OSLIBNAME,   luaopen_os},
+	{CALLISTO_PATHLIBNAME, luaopen_path},
 	{CALLISTO_PROCLIBNAME, luaopen_process},
 	{CALLISTO_SOCKLIBNAME, luaopen_socket},
 	{NULL, NULL}
diff --git a/callisto.h b/callisto.h
index dffc12f..d4cd4b5 100644
--- a/callisto.h
+++ b/callisto.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #define CALLISTO_JSONLIBNAME "json"
 #define CALLISTO_MATHLIBNAME "math"
 #define CALLISTO_OSLIBNAME   "os"
+#define CALLISTO_PATHLIBNAME "path"
 #define CALLISTO_PROCLIBNAME "process"
 #define CALLISTO_SOCKLIBNAME "socket"
 
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ int luaopen_environ(lua_State *);
 int luaopen_extra(lua_State *);
 int luaopen_fs(lua_State *);
 int luaopen_json(lua_State *);
+/* luaopen_math and luaopen_os
+ * are provided by Lua */
+int luaopen_path(lua_State *);
 int luaopen_process(lua_State *);
 int luaopen_socket(lua_State *);
 
diff --git a/errors.h b/errors.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a942eed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/errors.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/* Error messages */
+
+#ifndef _ERRORS_H_
+
+#define _ERRORS_H_
+
+#define E_PATHNAMETOOLONG "pathname too long"
+#define E_WORKDIRNOTVALID "working directory is no longer valid"
+#define E_COMPNOTEXIST    "component of path does not exist"
+#define E_DIRNOTEMPTY     "directory not empty"
+#define E_MOUNTPOINT      "directory is busy"
+#define E_NOSUCHDEST      "no such file or directory"
+#define E_FTRAVERSE       "failed to traverse directory"
+#define E_NOSUCHDIR       "no such directory"
+#define E_STICKYDIR       "permission denied (sticky directory)"
+#define E_INTFAULT        "internal error (EFAULT)"
+#define E_MVPARENT        "cannot move a parent directory of pathname"
+#define E_FEXISTS         "file exists"
+#define E_MAXLINK         "maximum link count reached"
+#define E_NOSPACE         "insufficient space left on file system"
+#define E_NOTADIR         "pathname or a component of pathname is not a directory"
+#define E_SYMLINK         "could not translate pathname; too many symbolic links"
+#define E_DIFFFS          "pathnames are on different file systems"
+#define E_DIRDOT          "last component of path is '.'"
+#define E_ISADIR          "cannot move a file to the name of a directory"
+#define E_IOERR           "I/O error"
+#define E_NOMEM           "insufficent memory"
+#define E_QUOTA           "file system quota reached"
+#define E_PERM            "permission denied"
+#define E_ROFS            "read-only file system"
+
+#endif
diff --git a/lfs.c b/lfs.c
index ab010ae..448b378 100644
--- a/lfs.c
+++ b/lfs.c
@@ -21,97 +21,9 @@
 #include <lauxlib.h>
 
 #include "callisto.h"
+#include "errors.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
-/* Error messages */
-#define E_PATHNAMETOOLONG "pathname too long"
-#define E_WORKDIRNOTVALID "working directory is no longer valid"
-#define E_COMPNOTEXIST    "component of path does not exist"
-#define E_DIRNOTEMPTY     "directory not empty"
-#define E_MOUNTPOINT      "directory is busy"
-#define E_NOSUCHDEST      "no such file or directory"
-#define E_FTRAVERSE       "failed to traverse directory"
-#define E_NOSUCHDIR       "no such directory"
-#define E_STICKYDIR       "permission denied (sticky directory)"
-#define E_INTFAULT        "internal error (EFAULT)"
-#define E_MVPARENT        "cannot move a parent directory of pathname"
-#define E_FEXISTS         "file exists"
-#define E_MAXLINK         "maximum link count reached"
-#define E_NOSPACE         "insufficient space left on file system"
-#define E_NOTADIR         "pathname or a component of pathname is not a directory"
-#define E_SYMLINK         "could not translate pathname; too many symbolic links"
-#define E_DIFFFS          "pathnames are on different file systems"
-#define E_DIRDOT          "last component of path is '.'"
-#define E_ISADIR          "cannot move a file to the name of a directory"
-#define E_IOERR           "I/O error"
-#define E_NOMEM           "insufficent memory"
-#define E_QUOTA           "file system quota reached"
-#define E_PERM            "permission denied"
-#define E_ROFS            "read-only file system"
-
-/***
- * Returns the last component of the given pathname,
- * removing any trailing '/' characters. If the given
- * path consists entirely of '/' characters, the string
- * `"/"` is returned. If *path* is an empty string,
- * the string `"."` is returned.
- *
- * This function may return nil if the given
- * pathname exceeds the system's path length
- * limit (On most Linux systems this will be 4096).
- *
- * @function basename
- * @usage fs.basename(arg[0])
- * @tparam string path The path to process.
- */
-static int
-fs_basename(lua_State *L)
-{
-	const char *ret;
-	char *path; /* parameter 1 (string) */
-
-	path = strndup(luaL_checkstring(L, 1), lua_rawlen(L, 1));
-	ret  = basename(path);
-
-	if (ret == NULL && errno == ENAMETOOLONG) /* check if path is too long */
-		return lfail(L, E_PATHNAMETOOLONG);
-
-	lua_pushstring(L, ret);
-	return 1;
-}
-
-/***
- * Returns the parent directory of the pathname
- * given. Any trailing '/' characters are not
- * counted as part of the directory name.
- * If the given path is an empty string or contains
- * no '/' characters, the string `"."` is returned,
- * signifying the current directory.
- *
- * This function may return nil if the given
- * pathname exceeds the system's path length
- * limit (On most Linux systems this will be 4096).
- *
- * @function dirname
- * @usage fs.dirname(arg[0])
- * @tparam string path The path to process.
- */
-static int
-fs_dirname(lua_State *L)
-{
-	const char *ret;
-	char *path; /* parameter 1 (string) */
-
-	path = strndup(luaL_checkstring(L, 1), lua_rawlen(L, 1));
-	ret  = dirname(path);
-
-	if (ret == NULL && errno == ENAMETOOLONG) /* check if path is too long */
-		return lfail(L, E_PATHNAMETOOLONG);
-
-	lua_pushstring(L, ret);
-	return 1;
-}
-
 /***
  * Returns true if the given pathname exists
  * in the file system, or returns false if it
@@ -606,8 +518,6 @@ fs_workdir(lua_State *L)
 }
 
 static const luaL_Reg fslib[] = {
-	{"basename", fs_basename},
-	{"dirname",  fs_dirname},
 	{"exists",   fs_exists},
 	{"mkdir",    fs_mkdir},
 	{"move",     fs_move},
diff --git a/lpath.c b/lpath.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d05a3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lpath.c
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/***
+ * File system path manipulation.
+ * @module path
+ */
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <libgen.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <lua.h>
+#include <lauxlib.h>
+
+#include "callisto.h"
+#include "errors.h"
+#include "util.h"
+
+
+/***
+ * Returns the last component of the given pathname,
+ * removing any trailing '/' characters. If the given
+ * path consists entirely of '/' characters, the string
+ * `"/"` is returned. If *path* is an empty string,
+ * the string `"."` is returned.
+ *
+ * This function may return nil if the given
+ * pathname exceeds the system's path length
+ * limit (On most Linux systems this will be 4096).
+ *
+ * @function basename
+ * @usage path.basename(arg[0])
+ * @tparam string path The path to process.
+ */
+static int
+path_basename(lua_State *L)
+{
+	const char *ret;
+	char *path; /* parameter 1 (string) */
+
+	path = strndup(luaL_checkstring(L, 1), lua_rawlen(L, 1));
+	ret  = basename(path);
+
+	if (ret == NULL && errno == ENAMETOOLONG) /* check if path is too long */
+		return lfail(L, E_PATHNAMETOOLONG);
+
+	lua_pushstring(L, ret);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/***
+ * Returns the parent directory of the pathname
+ * given. Any trailing '/' characters are not
+ * counted as part of the directory name.
+ * If the given path is an empty string or contains
+ * no '/' characters, the string `"."` is returned,
+ * signifying the current directory.
+ *
+ * This function may return nil if the given
+ * pathname exceeds the system's path length
+ * limit (On most Linux systems this will be 4096).
+ *
+ * @function dirname
+ * @usage path.dirname(arg[0])
+ * @tparam string path The path to process.
+ */
+static int
+path_dirname(lua_State *L)
+{
+	const char *ret;
+	char *path; /* parameter 1 (string) */
+
+	path = strndup(luaL_checkstring(L, 1), lua_rawlen(L, 1));
+	ret  = dirname(path);
+
+	if (ret == NULL && errno == ENAMETOOLONG) /* check if path is too long */
+		return lfail(L, E_PATHNAMETOOLONG);
+
+	lua_pushstring(L, ret);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static const luaL_Reg pathlib[] = {
+	{"basename", path_basename},
+	{"dirname",  path_dirname},
+	{NULL, NULL}
+};
+
+int
+luaopen_path(lua_State *L)
+{
+	luaL_newlib(L, pathlib);
+	return 1;
+}