FileNameSplit

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)

Split a file name into its path components:

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

Scope  (2)

Split name of the file specified by the File object:

Convert a file scheme URL to a list of parts:

Take the file name from a local object:

Wolfram Research (2008), FileNameSplit, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FileNameSplit.html (updated 2019).

Text

Wolfram Research (2008), FileNameSplit, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FileNameSplit.html (updated 2019).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2008. "FileNameSplit." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2019. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FileNameSplit.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2008). FileNameSplit. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FileNameSplit.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2024_filenamesplit, author="Wolfram Research", title="{FileNameSplit}", year="2019", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FileNameSplit.html}", note=[Accessed: 21-December-2024 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2024_filenamesplit, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={FileNameSplit}, year={2019}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/FileNameSplit.html}, note=[Accessed: 21-December-2024 ]}