Extracting Filename from Fullpath - UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

njoshi · #1 (**permalink**) 04-19-2007

Hi,
Any help on this would be very appreciated.

I capture the full path & filename in a variable like (varFile=/home/user/extfile.txt). Now in my shell script I have to use only the filename part i.e. extfile.txt. How do I extract only the filename part from the variable?

Thanks in Advance.

awk · #2 (**permalink**) 04-19-2007

see basename or dirname

cfajohnson · #3 (**permalink**) 04-19-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by njoshi

Hi,
Any help on this would be very appreciated.

I capture the full path & filename in a variable like (varFile=/home/user/extfile.txt). Now in my shell script I have to use only the filename part i.e. extfile.txt. How do I extract only the filename part from the variable?

Use shell parameter expansion:
Code:
filename=${varFile##*/}

njoshi · #4 (**permalink**) 04-19-2007

Thanks a lot. That helps.

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