Pathnames and filenames

Syntax#

file dirname filepath
file tail filepath
file rootname filepath
file extension filepath
file join path1 path2 …
file normalize path
file nativename path

Working with pathnames and filenames

% set mypath /home/tcluser/sources/tcl/myproject/test.tcl
/home/tcluser/sources/tcl/myproject/test.tcl
% set dir [file dirname $mypath]
/home/tcluser/sources/tcl/myproject
% set filename [file tail $mypath]
test.tcl
% set basefilename [file rootname $filename]
test
% set extension [file extension $filename]
.tcl
% set newpath [file join $dir .. .. otherproject]
/home/tcluser/sources/tcl/myproject/../../otherproject
% set newpath [file normalize $newpath]
/home/tcluser/source/otherproject
% set pathdisp [file nativename $newpath] ; # not on windows...
/home/tcluser/source/otherproject
% set pathdisp [file nativename C:$newpath] ; # on windows...
C:\home\tcluser\source\otherproject
% set normpath [file normalize $pathdisp]
C:/home/tcluser/source/otherproject

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