Re^3: file name parsing to get the original file name

Wouldn't it be easier just to do:

$path=~/.*\/(.*)$/;$name=$1;

Basically nuke everything in the way and grab what's left??

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Re^4: file name parsing to get the original file name by MarkM (Curate) on Dec 13, 2012 at 23:55 UTC
The check: $path=~/.\/(.)$/;$name=$1; Doesn't take into account that the path might not have a directory component...	[reply]