How to split the file name from the path in BASH?

jmcejuela · 04-01-2009, 09:48 AM

What's the easiest way to obtain the file name and the path in 2 independent strings in a command like:

rm /path/file

so

string1=/path
string2=file

How the bash commands do it?

Thank you for your time

Sergei Steshenko · 04-01-2009, 09:49 AM

dirname

jmcejuela · 04-01-2009, 09:51 AM

OK, I guess it's simple done with dirname and basename :P

Hobbletoe · 04-01-2009, 10:39 AM

Or, if you have it stored in a variable such as ${a} (for lack of a better name), you can get the directory and the file using ...

Code:

dir=${a%/*}
file=${a##*/}