dirname

Arguments

Returns

The directory path of the filename, or if no path is entered, the filename.

Description

This function reads the filename and directory path as a string, returning the directory path as a string.

Example

    Gamma> x = dirname("/usr/george/lib/misc/myfile.dat");
    "/usr/george/lib/misc"
    Gamma> y = dirname("misc/myfile.dat");
    "misc"
    Gamma> z = dirname("myfile.dat");
    "myfile.dat"
    Gamma> 
    		

See Also

basename, root_path