[deliverable/binutils-gdb.git] / libiberty / basename.c

/* Return the basename of a pathname.
   This file is in the public domain. */

/*
NAME
	basename -- return pointer to last component of a pathname

SYNOPSIS
	char *basename (const char *name)

DESCRIPTION
	Given a pointer to a string containing a typical pathname
	(/usr/src/cmd/ls/ls.c for example), returns a pointer to the
	last component of the pathname ("ls.c" in this case).

BUGS
	Presumes a UNIX style path with UNIX style separators.
*/

#include "ansidecl.h"
#include "libiberty.h"

char *
basename (name)
     const char *name;
{
  const char *base = name;

  while (*name)
    {
      if (*name++ == '/')
	{
	  base = name;
	}
    }
  return (char *) base;
}
Commit	Line	Data
252b5132 RH	1	/* Return the basename of a pathname.
	2	This file is in the public domain. */
	3
	4	/*
	5	NAME
	6	basename -- return pointer to last component of a pathname
	7
	8	SYNOPSIS
	9	char basename (const char name)
	10
	11	DESCRIPTION
	12	Given a pointer to a string containing a typical pathname
	13	(/usr/src/cmd/ls/ls.c for example), returns a pointer to the
	14	last component of the pathname ("ls.c" in this case).
	15
	16	BUGS
	17	Presumes a UNIX style path with UNIX style separators.
	18	*/
	19
	20	#include "ansidecl.h"
	21	#include "libiberty.h"
	22
	23	char *
	24	basename (name)
	25	const char *name;
	26	{
	27	const char *base = name;
	28
	29	while (*name)
	30	{
	31	if (*name++ == '/')
	32	{
	33	base = name;
	34	}
	35	}
	36	return (char *) base;
	37	}