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Re: How do I split a string containing path+filename

by tachyon (Chancellor)

on May 21, 2001 at 04:50 UTC ( [id://81914]=note: print w/replies, xml )

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in reply to How do I split a string containing path+filename

Quick and dirty regex answer (for Unix or DOS):

($b,$c) = $a =~ m|^(.*[/\\])([^/\\]+?)$|;
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I agree with grinder that your var names are obfu, which has its place, but usually we choose descriptive names like $p and $f or even $pathname and $filename ;-)

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