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Old 10-02-2001
Question extract only file name from full path file name

What is the smartest way to just extract file name from a full path name.
e.g. if I have
/usr/sanjay/bin/file_name.c

I want only file_name.c

Sanjay
sanjay92
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Old 10-02-2001
basename "/path/to/some/file"

;-)

- dEvNuL
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Old 10-02-2001
Hammer & Screwdriver

Thanks devnul for sharing the information.

It really works.

Sanjay
sanjay92
 
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