diff --git a/.local/share/common-lisp/source/ambrevar/file.lisp b/.local/share/common-lisp/source/ambrevar/file.lisp
index c23332b6..30e99204 100644
--- a/.local/share/common-lisp/source/ambrevar/file.lisp
+++ b/.local/share/common-lisp/source/ambrevar/file.lisp
@@ -46,24 +46,43 @@ If none, return the empty string unlike `pathname-type'."
   (or (pathname-type (path file))
       ""))
 
+(defmethod directory? ((file file))
+  (eq (kind file) :directory))
+
+(defmethod file? ((file file))
+  (eq (kind file) :regular-file))
+
+(defun separator (&optional char?)
+  (if char?
+      (uiop:directory-separator-for-host)
+      (string (uiop:directory-separator-for-host))))
+
 (export-always 'basename)
 (defmethod basename ((file file))
-  "Return the file basename (including the extension)."
-  (let ((last-separator (position (uiop:directory-separator-for-host)
-                                  (path file) :from-end t)))
-    (subseq (path file)
+  "Return the file basename (including the extension).
+This returns the directory name for directories."
+  (let* ((path (path file))
+         (path  (if (str:ends-with? (separator) path)
+                    (subseq path 0 (1- (length path)))
+                    path))
+         (last-separator (position (separator :char)
+                                   path :from-end t)))
+    (subseq path
             (1+ last-separator))))
 
 (defmethod print-object ((file file) stream)
   (print-unreadable-object (file stream :type t :identity t)
-    (write-string (basename file) stream)))
+    (write-string (str:concat (basename file)
+                              (when (directory? file) "/"))
+                  stream)))
 
 (export-always 'file)
 (defun file (path)
   (let ((native-path (uiop:truename* (if (pathnamep path)
                                          path
                                          (uiop:parse-native-namestring path)))))
-    (assert (uiop:file-exists-p native-path))
+    (assert (or (uiop:file-exists-p native-path)
+                (uiop:directory-exists-p native-path)))
     (let ((stat (osicat-posix:stat native-path)))
       ;; From Osicat's `file-permissions':
       (flet ((stat-permissions (stat)