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Re: how having the basename of a file or directory
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Thierry Volpiatto |
Subject: |
Re: how having the basename of a file or directory |
Date: |
Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:30:26 +0100 |
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Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:
>> Yes thanks, that's work too, but it would be nice to do not have to take
>> care of that:
>
>> (file-name-nondirectory "path/to/a/directory")
>> should return ==> directory
>
> It does.
>
>> (file-name-nondirectory "path/to/a/file")
>> should return ==> file
>
> It does.
>
>> So modifying `file-name-nondirectory' or creating a basename function
>> or macro like:
>
>> (defun basename (fname)
>> (if (file-directory-p fname)
>> (let ((dirname (directory-file-name fname)))
>> (file-name-nondirectory dirname))
>> (file-name-nondirectory fname)))
>
> That won't work on (basename "/non/existing/thing/").
> You really want to use (file-name-nondirectory (directory-file-name fname))
Indeed, yes, thanks Stefan, but something like
(defun basename (fname)
(if (or (file-directory-p fname)
(string-match "/$" fname))
(let ((dirname (directory-file-name fname)))
(file-name-nondirectory dirname))
(file-name-nondirectory fname)))
would work and be useful.
--
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- how having the basename of a file or directory, Thierry Volpiatto, 2011/01/31
- how having the basename of a file or directory, Stephen J. Turnbull, 2011/01/31
- Re: how having the basename of a file or directory, Thierry Volpiatto, 2011/01/31
- Re: how having the basename of a file or directory, Andreas Schwab, 2011/01/31
- Re: how having the basename of a file or directory, Thierry Volpiatto, 2011/01/31
- Re: how having the basename of a file or directory, Andreas Schwab, 2011/01/31
- Re: how having the basename of a file or directory, Thierry Volpiatto, 2011/01/31
- Re: how having the basename of a file or directory, Andreas Schwab, 2011/01/31
- Re: how having the basename of a file or directory, Stefan Monnier, 2011/01/31
- Re: how having the basename of a file or directory,
Thierry Volpiatto <=
- Re: how having the basename of a file or directory, Karl Fogel, 2011/01/31
- Re: how having the basename of a file or directory, Stefan Monnier, 2011/01/31
- Re: how having the basename of a file or directory, Thierry Volpiatto, 2011/01/31