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[RSH]

Hi,

i need to get the path of a filename.

Example:

/mnt/sdd1/test.sfs

- basename gives me the file name (test.sfs) without the path (/mnt/sdd1/)

How can i get only the path out of /mnt/sdd1/test.sfs?

[amigo]

'dirname'
You can also do both of those with bash. YMMMV with dash/ash/busbox-ash, etc.

FULL_PATH=/mnt/sdd1/test.sfs
BASE_NAME=${FULL_PATH##*/}
DIR_NAME=${FULL_PATH%/*}

[RSH]

[amigo]

If you find the bash syntax:
BASE_NAME=${FULL_PATH##*/}
DIR_NAME=${FULL_PATH%/*}

hard to read, you can create two small functions at the top of your script:

[Moose On The Loose]

[amigo]

Ridht you are -I simply quit having names with spaces a long time ago....

[Bruce B]

Different approaches