Repository: nodejs/node
Pull request: doc: deprecate `dirent.path`

`dirent.path` has different values on v18.x and on the other release lines, let's deprecate it in favor of `dirent.parentPath`.

/cc @nodejs/fs

Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/50976#issuecomment-1833915857

<details open><summary>Notable change</summary>

#### `dirent.path` is deprecated

`dirent.path` has different values on v18.x and on the other release lines,
`dirent.parentPath` is available as a more stable alternative.

</details>

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Changed files:
filename: doc/api/deprecations.md
patch: @@ -3531,6 +3531,20 @@ Type: Documentation-only
 The [`util.types.isWebAssemblyCompiledModule`][] API is deprecated. Please use
 `value instanceof WebAssembly.Module` instead.
 
+### DEP0178: `dirent.path`
+
+<!-- YAML
+changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/51020
+    description: Documentation-only deprecation.
+-->
+
+Type: Documentation-only
+
+The [`dirent.path`][] is deprecated due to its lack of consistency across
+release lines. Please use [`dirent.parentPath`][] instead.
+
 [NIST SP 800-38D]: https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/Legacy/SP/nistspecialpublication800-38d.pdf
 [RFC 6066]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6066#section-3
 [RFC 8247 Section 2.4]: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8247#section-2.4
@@ -3577,6 +3591,8 @@ The [`util.types.isWebAssemblyCompiledModule`][] API is deprecated. Please use
 [`decipher.setAuthTag()`]: crypto.md#deciphersetauthtagbuffer-encoding
 [`diagnostics_channel.subscribe(name, onMessage)`]: diagnostics_channel.md#diagnostics_channelsubscribename-onmessage
 [`diagnostics_channel.unsubscribe(name, onMessage)`]: diagnostics_channel.md#diagnostics_channelunsubscribename-onmessage
+[`dirent.parentPath`]: fs.md#direntparentpath
+[`dirent.path`]: fs.md#direntpath
 [`dns.lookup()`]: dns.md#dnslookuphostname-options-callback
 [`dnsPromises.lookup()`]: dns.md#dnspromiseslookuphostname-options
 [`domain`]: domain.md