Updated: April 19, 2023 |
Find the part of a string after the last slash (/)
#include <libgen.h> char* basename( char* path );
libc
Use the -l c option to qcc to link against this library. This library is usually included automatically.
The basename() function takes the pathname pointed to by path and returns a pointer to the final component of the pathname, deleting any trailing / characters.
The basename() function returns:
Together the dirname() and basename() functions yield a complete pathname. The expression dirname(path) obtains the pathname of the directory where basename(path) is found.
A pointer to the final component of path.
#include <stdio.h> #include <libgen.h> #include <stdlib.h> int main( int argc, char** argv ) { int x; for( x = 1; x < argc; x++ ) { printf( "%s\n", basename( argv[x] ) ); } return EXIT_SUCCESS; }
The table below shows the output of the program, given the input:
Input | Output |
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/usr/lib | lib |
/usr/ | usr |
/ | / |
Safety: | |
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Cancellation point | No |
Interrupt handler | Yes |
Signal handler | Yes |
Thread | Yes |