diff --git a/module/core/proper_path_tools/src/path.rs b/module/core/proper_path_tools/src/path.rs
index 150cfe8485..81af7d961e 100644
--- a/module/core/proper_path_tools/src/path.rs
+++ b/module/core/proper_path_tools/src/path.rs
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ pub( crate ) mod private
     .chars()
     .filter( | c | c.is_digit( 10 ) )
     .collect();
-
     // dbg!( &tid );
 
     Ok( format!( "{}_{}_{}_{}", timestamp, pid, tid, count ) )
@@ -815,11 +814,64 @@ pub( crate ) mod private
 
 
 
+  /// Extracts the extension from the given path.
+  ///
+  /// This function takes a path and returns a string representing the extension of the file.
+  /// If the input path is empty or if it doesn't contain an extension, it returns an empty string.
+  ///
+  /// # Arguments
+  ///
+  /// * `path` - An object that can be converted into a Path reference, representing the file path.
+  ///
+  /// # Returns
+  ///
+  /// A string containing the extension of the file, or an empty string if the input path is empty or lacks an extension.
+  ///
+  /// # Examples
+  ///
+  /// ```
+  /// use proper_path_tools::path::ext;
+  ///
+  /// let path = "/path/to/file.txt";
+  /// let extension = ext( path );
+  /// assert_eq!( extension, "txt" );
+  /// ```
+  ///
+  /// ```
+  /// use proper_path_tools::path::ext;
+  ///
+  /// let empty_path = "";
+  /// let extension = ext( empty_path );
+  /// assert_eq!( extension, "" );
+  /// ```
+  ///
+  pub fn ext( path : impl AsRef< std::path::Path > ) -> String 
+  {
+    use std::path::Path;
+
+    if path.as_ref().to_string_lossy().is_empty() 
+    {
+      return String::new();
+    }
+    let path_buf = Path::new( path.as_ref() );
+    match path_buf.extension()
+    {
+      Some( ext ) => 
+      {
+        ext.to_string_lossy().to_string()
+      }
+      None => String::new(),
+    }
+  }
+
 }
 
+
 crate::mod_interface!
 {
-  protected use exts;  protected use path_relative;
+  protected use ext;  
+  protected use exts;  
+  protected use path_relative;
   protected use rebase;
   protected use path_common;
   protected use without_ext;
diff --git a/module/core/proper_path_tools/tests/inc/mod.rs b/module/core/proper_path_tools/tests/inc/mod.rs
index ddab6de7c0..4107e22677 100644
--- a/module/core/proper_path_tools/tests/inc/mod.rs
+++ b/module/core/proper_path_tools/tests/inc/mod.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ mod path_normalize;
 mod path_is_glob;
 mod absolute_path;
 mod path_exts;
+mod path_ext;
 mod without_ext;
 mod path_common;
 mod rebase_path;
diff --git a/module/core/proper_path_tools/tests/inc/path_ext.rs b/module/core/proper_path_tools/tests/inc/path_ext.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..63de0bfcca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/module/core/proper_path_tools/tests/inc/path_ext.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#[ allow( unused_imports ) ]
+use super::*;
+
+#[ test ]
+fn empty_path() 
+{
+  let path = "";
+  assert_eq!( the_module::path::ext( path ), "" );
+}
+
+#[ test ]
+fn txt_extension() 
+{
+  let path = "some.txt";
+  assert_eq!( the_module::path::ext( path ), "txt" );
+}
+
+#[ test ]
+fn path_with_non_empty_dir_name() 
+{
+  let path = "/foo/bar/baz.asdf";
+  assert_eq!( the_module::path::ext( path ), "asdf" );
+}
+
+#[ test ]
+fn hidden_file() 
+{
+  let path = "/foo/bar/.baz";
+  assert_eq!( the_module::path::ext( path ), "" );
+}
+
+#[ test ]
+fn several_extension() 
+{
+  let path = "/foo.coffee.md";
+  assert_eq!( the_module::path::ext( path ), "md" );
+}
+
+#[ test ]
+fn file_without_extension() 
+{
+  let path = "/foo/bar/baz";
+  assert_eq!( the_module::path::ext( path ), "" );
+}
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