diff --git a/io/path.cpp b/io/path.cpp
index 2570322..92b0192 100644
--- a/io/path.cpp
+++ b/io/path.cpp
@@ -8,20 +8,21 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #ifdef PLATFORM_UNIX
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <pwd.h>
+# include <unistd.h>
+# include <sys/types.h>
+# include <sys/stat.h>
+# include <pwd.h>
+# include <dirent.h>
 #else
-#ifdef PLATFORM_WINDOWS
-#ifdef UNICODE
-#undef UNICODE
-#endif
-#ifdef _UNICODE
-#undef _UNICODE
-#endif
-#include <windows.h>
-#endif
+# ifdef PLATFORM_WINDOWS
+#  ifdef UNICODE
+#   undef UNICODE
+#  endif
+#  ifdef _UNICODE
+#   undef _UNICODE
+#  endif
+#  include <windows.h>
+# endif
 #endif
 
 using namespace std;
@@ -37,17 +38,38 @@ string fileName(const string &path)
     size_t lastSlash = path.rfind('/');
     size_t lastBackSlash = path.rfind('\\');
     size_t lastSeparator;
-    if(lastSlash == string::npos && lastBackSlash == string::npos)
+    if(lastSlash == string::npos && lastBackSlash == string::npos) {
         return path;
-    else if(lastSlash == string::npos)
+    } else if(lastSlash == string::npos) {
         lastSeparator = lastBackSlash;
-    else if(lastBackSlash == string::npos)
+    } else if(lastBackSlash == string::npos) {
         lastSeparator = lastSlash;
-    else
+    } else {
         lastSeparator = lastSlash > lastBackSlash ? lastSlash : lastBackSlash;
+    }
     return path.substr(lastSeparator + 1);
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Returns the directory of the specified \a path string (including trailing slash).
+ */
+string directory(const string &path)
+{
+    size_t lastSlash = path.rfind('/');
+    size_t lastBackSlash = path.rfind('\\');
+    size_t lastSeparator;
+    if(lastSlash == string::npos && lastBackSlash == string::npos) {
+        return string();
+    } else if(lastSlash == string::npos) {
+        lastSeparator = lastBackSlash;
+    } else if(lastBackSlash == string::npos) {
+        lastSeparator = lastSlash;
+    } else {
+        lastSeparator = lastSlash > lastBackSlash ? lastSlash : lastBackSlash;
+    }
+    return path.substr(0, lastSeparator + 1);
+}
+
 /*!
  * \brief Removes invalid characters from the specified \a fileName.
  *
@@ -158,4 +180,39 @@ bool settingsDirectory(std::string &result, std::string applicationDirectoryName
     return true;
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Returns the names of the directory entries in the specified \a path with the specified \a types.
+ */
+std::list<std::string> directoryEntries(const char *path, DirectoryEntryType types)
+{
+#ifdef PLATFORM_UNIX
+    list<string> entries;
+    if(auto dir = opendir(path)) {
+        while(auto dirEntry = readdir(dir)) {
+            bool filter = false;
+            switch(dirEntry->d_type) {
+            case DT_REG:
+                filter = (types & DirectoryEntryType::File) != DirectoryEntryType::None;
+                break;
+            case DT_DIR:
+                filter = (types & DirectoryEntryType::Directory) != DirectoryEntryType::None;
+                break;
+            case DT_LNK:
+                filter = (types & DirectoryEntryType::Symlink) != DirectoryEntryType::None;
+                break;
+            default:
+                filter = (types & DirectoryEntryType::All) != DirectoryEntryType::None;
+            }
+            if(filter) {
+                entries.emplace_back(dirEntry->d_name);
+            }
+        }
+        closedir(dir);
+    }
+    return entries;
+#else
+    return list<string>(); // TODO
+#endif
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/io/path.h b/io/path.h
index e186696..3c95b49 100644
--- a/io/path.h
+++ b/io/path.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "../application/global.h"
 
 #include <string>
+#include <list>
 
 #ifdef PLATFORM_WINDOWS
 # define PATH_SEP_CHAR '\\'
@@ -22,9 +23,33 @@
 
 namespace IoUtilities {
 
+/*!
+ * \brief The DirectoryEntryType enum specifies the type of a directory entry (file, directory or symlink).
+ */
+enum class DirectoryEntryType : unsigned char
+{
+    None = 0,
+    File = 1,
+    Directory = 2,
+    Symlink = 4,
+    All = 0xFF
+};
+
+constexpr DirectoryEntryType operator|(DirectoryEntryType lhs, DirectoryEntryType rhs)
+{
+    return static_cast<DirectoryEntryType>(static_cast<unsigned char>(lhs) | static_cast<unsigned char>(rhs));
+}
+
+constexpr DirectoryEntryType operator&(DirectoryEntryType lhs, DirectoryEntryType rhs)
+{
+    return static_cast<DirectoryEntryType>(static_cast<unsigned char>(lhs) & static_cast<unsigned char>(rhs));
+}
+
 LIB_EXPORT std::string fileName(const std::string &path);
+LIB_EXPORT std::string directory(const std::string &path);
 LIB_EXPORT void removeInvalidChars(std::string &fileName);
 LIB_EXPORT bool settingsDirectory(std::string &result, std::string applicationDirectoryName = std::string(), bool createApplicationDirectory = false);
+LIB_EXPORT std::list<std::string> directoryEntries(const char *path, DirectoryEntryType types = DirectoryEntryType::All);
 
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/iotests.cpp b/tests/iotests.cpp
index 0ae240b..9be71f7 100644
--- a/tests/iotests.cpp
+++ b/tests/iotests.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #include <fstream>
 #include <sstream>
+#include <algorithm>
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace IoUtilities;
@@ -224,9 +225,27 @@ void IoTests::testBitReader()
 void IoTests::testPathUtilities()
 {
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(fileName("/usr/lib/libc++utilities.so") == "libc++utilities.so");
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(directory("/usr/lib/libc++utilities.so") == "/usr/lib/");
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(directory("libc++utilities.so").empty());
     string invalidPath("lib/c++uti*lities.so?");
     removeInvalidChars(invalidPath);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(invalidPath == "libc++utilities.so");
+#ifdef PLATFORM_UNIX
+    const string iniFilePath = TestUtilities::testFilePath("test.ini");
+    const string testFilesDir = iniFilePath.substr(0, iniFilePath.size() - 9);
+    auto testFilesDirEntries = directoryEntries(testFilesDir.c_str(), DirectoryEntryType::All);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(find(testFilesDirEntries.cbegin(), testFilesDirEntries.cend(), "test.ini") != testFilesDirEntries.cend());
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(find(testFilesDirEntries.cbegin(), testFilesDirEntries.cend(), ".") != testFilesDirEntries.cend());
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(find(testFilesDirEntries.cbegin(), testFilesDirEntries.cend(), "..") != testFilesDirEntries.cend());
+    testFilesDirEntries = directoryEntries(testFilesDir.c_str(), DirectoryEntryType::Directory);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(find(testFilesDirEntries.cbegin(), testFilesDirEntries.cend(), "test.ini") == testFilesDirEntries.cend());
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(find(testFilesDirEntries.cbegin(), testFilesDirEntries.cend(), ".") != testFilesDirEntries.cend());
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(find(testFilesDirEntries.cbegin(), testFilesDirEntries.cend(), "..") != testFilesDirEntries.cend());
+    testFilesDirEntries = directoryEntries(testFilesDir.c_str(), DirectoryEntryType::File);
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(find(testFilesDirEntries.cbegin(), testFilesDirEntries.cend(), "test.ini") != testFilesDirEntries.cend());
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(find(testFilesDirEntries.cbegin(), testFilesDirEntries.cend(), ".") == testFilesDirEntries.cend());
+    CPPUNIT_ASSERT(find(testFilesDirEntries.cbegin(), testFilesDirEntries.cend(), "..") == testFilesDirEntries.cend());
+#endif
 }
 
 /*!