BASENAME(3) Library Functions Manual BASENAME(3)

NAME

basename — return the last component of a pathname

SYNOPSIS

#include <libgen.h>

char *basename(char *path);

DESCRIPTION

The basename() function takes the pathname pointed to by path and returns a pointer to the final component of the pathname, deleting any trailing '/' characters.

If the string consists entirely of the '/' character, basename() returns a pointer to the string "/" .

If path is a null pointer or points to an empty string, basename() returns a pointer to the string "." .

The basename() function may modify the string pointed to by path, and may return a pointer to static storage that may then be overwritten by a subsequent call to basename().

This interface need not be reentrant.

RETURN VALUE

The basename() function returns a pointer to the final component of path .

ERRORS

No errors are defined.

EXAMPLES

Input String	Output String
/usr/lib	lib
/usr/	usr
/	/

APPLICATION USAGE

None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

None.