File and Path Function
char *basename(const char *filename);
char *basename(char *path);
char *dirname(char *path);
Internationalization (I18n) Function Overview
The GNU (const char*) version of the basename function returns the
last component of the path in filename. This function is the preferred usage if
available, since it does not modify the argument, filename, and respects trailing
slashes.
The standard (char*) version of the basename function is similar
in spirit to the GNU version, but may modify the path by removing trailing
'/' characters. If the path is made up entirely of '/'
characters, then "/" will be returned. Also, if path is NULL
or an empty string, then "." is returned.
The dirname function is the compliment to the XPG version of basename.
It returns the parent directory of the file specified by path. If path
is NULL, an empty string, or contains no '/' characters, then
"." is returned.
I18n Issues
On ANSI UTF-16 platforms, use a conversion function to convert the
wide-character string to a multibyte-character string and then call basename or dirname.
See Pathnames for a discussion of path and filename considerations in
an internationalized application.
Recommended Replacements*
*If you're already using the recommended function, see I18n Issues for other reasons why Globalyzer is detecting the function.
File and Path Functions
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