Question

How can I get the filename from a file path in Ruby?

For example if I have a path of 'C:\projects\blah.dll' and I just want the ‘blah’.

Is there a LastIndexOf method in Ruby?

Answer 1

require 'pathname'  Pathname.new('/opt/local/bin/ruby').basename # => #<Pathname:ruby> 

I haven’t been a Windows user in a long time, but the Pathname rdoc says it has no issues with directory-name separators on Windows.