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authorJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1992-11-01 05:44:29 +0000
committerJim Meyering <jim@meyering.net>1992-11-01 05:44:29 +0000
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+/* basename.c -- return the last element in a path
+ Copyright (C) 1990 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+ any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. */
+
+#if defined(USG) || defined(STDC_HEADERS)
+#include <string.h>
+#define rindex strrchr
+#else
+#include <strings.h>
+#endif
+
+/* Return NAME with any leading path stripped off. */
+
+char *
+basename (name)
+ char *name;
+{
+ char *base;
+
+ base = rindex (name, '/');
+ return base ? base + 1 : name;
+}