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package main

import (
    "errors"
    "fmt"
    "os"
)

func loadConfig(path string) error {
    _, err := os.Open(path)
    if err != nil {
        return fmt.Errorf("loadConfig: %w", err)         // %w preserves the inner error
    }
    return nil
}

func main() {
    err := loadConfig("/nope/missing.json")
    fmt.Println(err)
    // loadConfig: open /nope/missing.json: no such file or directory

    // Check if the chain contains a specific sentinel
    if errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
        fmt.Println("→ file did not exist (detected via errors.Is)")
    }

    // Extract a specific error type from the chain
    var pathErr *os.PathError
    if errors.As(err, &pathErr) {
        fmt.Printf("→ path=%q op=%q\n", pathErr.Path, pathErr.Op)
    }
}