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diff --git a/ipl/procs/basename.icn b/ipl/procs/basename.icn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8ad7b98 --- /dev/null +++ b/ipl/procs/basename.icn @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +############################################################################ +# +# File: basename.icn +# +# Subject: Procedures to produce base name of a file +# +# Author: Ralph E. Griswold +# +# Date: September 22, 1998 +# +############################################################################ +# +# This file is in the public domain. +# +############################################################################ +# +# Contributor: Charles Shartsis +# +############################################################################ +# +# This procedure is based on the UNIX basename(1) utility. It strips off +# any path information and removes the specified suffix, if present. +# +# If no suffix is provided, the portion of the name up to the first +# "." is returned. +# +# It should work under UNIX, MS-DOS, and the Macintosh. +# +############################################################################ + +procedure basename(name, suffix) #: base name of file + local i, base + + name ? { + every i := upto('/\\:') + tab(integer(i) + 1) # get rid of path, if any + if base := 1(tab(find(\suffix)), pos(-*suffix)) then return base + else return tab(0) + } + +end |