basename.c File Reference

Returns last component of a pathname. More...

#include <errno.h>
#include <libgen.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <memdebug.h>

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Defines
#define	MAXPATHLEN   256
Functions
char *	basename (const char *path)
	Return the last component from a given pathname.

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Detailed Description

Returns last component of a pathname.

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 * $Log$
 * Revision 1.2  2009/02/13 14:52:05  haraldkipp
 * Include memdebug.h for heap management debugging support.
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 * Revision 1.1  2006/08/01 07:42:56  haraldkipp
 * New functions extract last component and parent directory from pathnames.
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Define Documentation

#define MAXPATHLEN   256

Referenced by basename().

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Function Documentation

char* basename

(

const char *

path

)

Return the last component from a given pathname.

Trailing slashes are removed.

Note:

This function returns a pointer to internal static storage space that will be overwritten by subsequent calls.

Parameters:

path	Pointer to the pathname.

Returns:

Pointer to the last component. If the specified pathname contains slashes only, a single slash is returned. If the pathname is empty or a NULL pointer, then a single dot is returned. In case of any error, a NULL pointer is returned and the global variable errno is set to indicate the error.

References ENAMETOOLONG, errno, malloc(), MAXPATHLEN, NULL, strcpy(), and strlen().

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