def get_path_type(path_):
    r"""
    returns if a path is a file, directory, link, or mount
    """
    path_type = ''
    if isfile(path_):
        path_type += 'file'
    if isdir(path_):
        path_type += 'directory'
    if islink(path_):
        path_type += 'link'
    if ismount(path_):
        path_type += 'mount'
    return path_type