Question

I am using the below method to get the file names. But it returns the entire path and I don’t want to get the entire path. I want only file names, not the entire path.

How can I get that only file names not the entire path

path= c:\docs\doc\backup-23444444.zip

string[] filenames = Directory.GetFiles(targetdirectory,"backup-*.zip");
foreach (string filename in filenames)
{ }

Answer 1

You could use the GetFileName method to extract only the filename without a path:

string filenameWithoutPath = Path.GetFileName(filename);