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dirname

v1_9_3_392 - Show latest stable - Class: File
dirname(p1)
public

Returns all components of the filename given in file_name except the last one. The filename must be formed using forward slashes (“/”) regardless of the separator used on the local file system.

File.dirname("/home/gumby/work/ruby.rb")   #=> "/home/gumby/work"

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For the filename use File.basename

tadman · Apr 23, 20095 thanks

File.basename provides what File.dirname omits.