Answer: How do I extract a file name from a path string

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This works for both DOS and UNIX path separators and when there is no path info.

( $dir, $file ) = m/(.*)[\\\/](.+)/ ? ( $1, $2 ) : ( undef, $_ ); 
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Re: Answer: How do I extract a file name from a path string by talexb (Canon) on Jan 17, 2005 at 22:47 UTC
I'm not sure why I would want to use that code fragment and not File::Spec::Functions. Alex / talexb / Toronto "Groklaw is the open-source mentality applied to legal research" ~ Linus Torvalds	[reply]
Re^2: Answer: How do I extract a file name from a path string by legato (Monk) on Jan 18, 2005 at 15:02 UTC
I wholeheartedly agree: `use File::Spec::Functions; my $fname = '/home/legato/filename.pl'; my ($vol, $path, $filename) = splitpath($fname); # $filename now contains 'filename.pl'` [download] A pattern match will not be as platform-aware (or as readable, incidentally) or as thorough as the above code, which is not significantly longer. Anima Legato `.oO all things connect through the motion of the mind`	[reply] [d/l]

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