Language Ccpp Cref Examples Basename.c

/ ************************************************************************
 * 
 * Purpose: Extract the directory information from a file name.
 *
 * /etc/local/bin/fdmount --> fdmount
 *
 * This mimics the unix command 'basename'.
 *
 * Author: M J Leslie
 * Date: 29-Feb-96
 *
 ************************************************************************/
#include <string.h>
char *basename(const char *FullName);
main()
{
 char *FullName = "/usr/local/bin/fdmount";
 printf("Full name is %s \n", FullName);
 printf("File name is %s \n", basename(FullName));
}
/************************************************************************/
char *basename(const char *FullName)
{
 static char *File;
 /* ... I guess DOS users will have to change the direction of
 ... the slash. */
 File = strrchr(FullName, '/');
 /* ... If no slashes have been found, Return the full file name */
 if (File == NULL)
 {
 File = FullName;
 }
 else
 {
 File++;
 }
 return(File);
}

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