FileBaseName ["file"]
gives the base name for a file without its extension.
FileBaseName
FileBaseName ["file"]
gives the base name for a file without its extension.
Details and Options
- FileBaseName ["name.ext"] gives "name".
- FileBaseName drops all directory specifications.
- FileBaseName by default assumes pathname separators and other conventions suitable for your operating system.
- FileBaseName […,OperatingSystem->"os"] uses the conventions of the specified operating system. Possible choices are "Windows", "MacOSX", and "Unix".
- FileBaseName just operates on names of files; it does not actually search for the file specified.
- FileBaseName [File ["file"]] is also supported.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (2)
Find base name of the file:
Split off the last extension:
Scope (3)
Leading directory names are dropped:
Force interpretation of a file name as a Windows path:
Get the base name of the file specified by the File object:
Possible Issues (1)
The period is not considered part of the name, even if there is no extension:
See Also
FileExtension FileNameTake FileNameSplit FileNameDepth FileNames
Function Repository: FileNameWithDate
Related Guides
Related Workflows
- Construct a File Path Programmatically
Text
Wolfram Research (2008), FileBaseName, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FileBaseName.html (updated 2016).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2008. "FileBaseName." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2016. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FileBaseName.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2008). FileBaseName. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FileBaseName.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_filebasename, author="Wolfram Research", title="{FileBaseName}", year="2016", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FileBaseName.html}", note=[Accessed: 17-November-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_filebasename, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={FileBaseName}, year={2016}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FileBaseName.html}, note=[Accessed: 17-November-2025]}