minix/lib/other/dirname.c
2010-01-25 18:12:28 +00:00

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#include <libgen.h>
#include <string.h>
/* based on http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/dirname.html */
char *dirname(char *path)
{
char *pathend;
/* remove leading slash(es) except root */
pathend = path + strlen(path) - 1;
while (pathend > path && *pathend == '/')
pathend--;
/* remove last path component */
while (pathend >= path && *pathend != '/')
pathend--;
/* remove slash(es) before last path component except root */
while (pathend > path && *pathend == '/')
pathend--;
/* special case: no slashes */
if (pathend < path)
return ".";
/* truncate and return string */
pathend[1] = 0;
return path;
}