> > I have a string for example: > > > > "directory/subdirectory/subsubdirectory/filename.gz" > > > > How do I extract the filename.gz part for testing, > > the number of subdirectories is not fixed? > > use File::Basename; > > my $file = "directory/subdirectory/filename.gz"; > print basename($file); > > Jonathan Paton
Or you could do: $file = $1 if $filepath =~ /\/([^\/]*)$/; -dave -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
