Perhaps something like
my $string = '/blabla/dir/nextdir/name.txt';
$string =~ /(.+)([^\/]*)$/;
my $everythinguptoandincludingthelastslash = $1;
my $everythingbeyondthelastslashtotheendoftheline = $2;
# [^\/] == notaslash (escaped by a backslash)
# [...]* == zero or more of them
# $/ == endofline
- Roger -
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruno Veldeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 9:07 PM
Subject: Regex question
> Hi,
>
> I can't seem to get the regex right for this:
>
> I have a string with this format "/blabla/dir/nextdir/name.txt"
> I want only 'name.txt' in one string and the rest in another string.
>
> It would be nice explaining the regex in plain english.
>
> Or better, how do I learn to use regex?
>
> For now it's like chineese to me.
> (And I don't know chineese ;-) )
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>
