* new parsing option
[binutils-gdb.git] / libiberty / basename.c
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1 /* Return the basename of a pathname.
2 This file is in the public domain. */
4 /*
5 NAME
6 basename -- return pointer to last component of a pathname
8 SYNOPSIS
9 char *basename (const char *name)
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).
16 BUGS
17 Presumes a UNIX or DOS/Windows style path with UNIX or DOS/Windows
18 style separators.
21 #include "ansidecl.h"
22 #include "libiberty.h"
23 #include <ctype.h>
25 #ifndef DIR_SEPARATOR
26 #define DIR_SEPARATOR '/'
27 #endif
29 #if defined (_WIN32) || defined (__MSDOS__) || defined (__DJGPP__) || \
30 defined (__OS2__)
31 #define HAVE_DOS_BASED_FILE_SYSTEM
32 #ifndef DIR_SEPARATOR_2
33 #define DIR_SEPARATOR_2 '\\'
34 #endif
35 #endif
37 /* Define IS_DIR_SEPARATOR. */
38 #ifndef DIR_SEPARATOR_2
39 # define IS_DIR_SEPARATOR(ch) ((ch) == DIR_SEPARATOR)
40 #else /* DIR_SEPARATOR_2 */
41 # define IS_DIR_SEPARATOR(ch) \
42 (((ch) == DIR_SEPARATOR) || ((ch) == DIR_SEPARATOR_2))
43 #endif /* DIR_SEPARATOR_2 */
45 char *
46 basename (name)
47 const char *name;
49 const char *base;
51 #if defined (HAVE_DOS_BASED_FILE_SYSTEM)
52 /* Skip over the disk name in MSDOS pathnames. */
53 if (isalpha (name[0]) && name[1] == ':')
54 name += 2;
55 #endif
57 for (base = name; *name; name++)
59 if (IS_DIR_SEPARATOR (*name))
61 base = name + 1;
64 return (char *) base;