FileNameSplit

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FileNameSplit["name"]

splits a file name into a list of parts.

Details and Options

FileNameSplit by default uses pathname separators and other conventions suitable for your operating system.
FileNameSplit[…,OperatingSystem->"os"] uses the conventions of the specified operating system. Possible choices are "Windows", "MacOSX", and "Unix".
Absolute file names that begin with a pathname separator yield a list of parts that starts with "".
Under Windows, the drive or share name is treated as the first part of the file name.
FileNameSplit just operates on names of files; it does not actually search for the file specified.
FileNameSplit[File["name"]] is also supported.
FileNameSplit[URL["file:///path"]] converts a file-based URL to a list of parts.

Examples

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Basic Examples (2)Summary of the most common use cases

Split a file name into its path components:

In[1]:=1

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0n4k1lnus00-priy6

Out[1]=1

On Windows, the share name is treated as a single unit:

In[1]:=1

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0n4k1lnus00-psueb7

Out[1]=1

Scope (2)Survey of the scope of standard use cases

Split name of the file specified by the File object:

In[1]:=1

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0n4k1lnus00-y4wzs

Out[1]=1

In[2]:=2

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0n4k1lnus00-bzvdwh

Out[2]=2

Convert a file scheme URL to a list of parts:

In[1]:=1

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0n4k1lnus00-qi2a2j

Out[1]=1

In[2]:=2

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0n4k1lnus00-eo0yz0

Out[2]=2

Take the file name from a local object:

In[3]:=3

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0n4k1lnus00-7248pw

Out[3]=3

In[4]:=4

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0n4k1lnus00-muh9k6

Out[4]=4

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