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- /* Return the basename of a pathname.
- This file is in the public domain. */
-
- /*
- NAME
- basename -- return pointer to last component of a pathname
-
- SYNOPSIS
- char *basename (const char *name)
-
- DESCRIPTION
- Given a pointer to a string containing a typical pathname
- (/usr/src/cmd/ls/ls.c for example), returns a pointer to the
- last component of the pathname ("ls.c" in this case).
-
- BUGS
- Presumes a UNIX style path with UNIX style separators.
- */
-
- #include "ansidecl.h"
- #include "libiberty.h"
-
- #include "config.h"
-
- #ifdef NEED_basename
-
- char *
- basename (name)
- const char *name;
- {
- const char *base = name;
-
- while (*name)
- {
- if (*name++ == '/')
- {
- base = name;
- }
- }
- return (char *) base;
- }
-
- #endif
-