fileparts

returns the path, filename and extension for a file path

Calling Sequence

[path,fname,extension]=fileparts(fullpath)
value=fileparts(fullpath,sel)

Arguments

:fullpath a character string, the given file path. : :sel a optional character string selector, with possible values:

‘path’, ‘fname’ or ‘extension’.

: :path a character string, the path of the directory pointed to by

fullpath.

: :fname a character string, the filename part is any or ‘’. : :extension a character string, the extension part is any or ‘’. : :value a character string, depending on sel value. :

Description

`[path,fname,extension]=fileparts(`fullpath`_)` splits the fullpath character string in its three parts: the path of the directory pointed to, the filename part, the extension part including the dot.

Examples

[path,fname,extension]=fileparts('SCI/etc/scilab.start')
fileparts('SCI/etc/scilab.start','extension')

See Also

• pathconvert pathnames convertion between POSIX and windows.
• basename strip directory and suffix from filenames
• fullfile builds a full filename from parts