fileparts

Returns the path, filename and extension of a file path.

Syntax

• [p, f, e] = fileparts(fullpath)
• p = fileparts(fullpath, 'path')
• f = fileparts(fullpath, 'filename')
• e = fileparts(fullpath, 'extension')

Input argument

• fullpath - a string: file or directory name.

Output argument

• p - a string: path of the directory fullpath.
• f - a string: file name without extension of fullpath.
• e - a string: extension name of fullpath.

Description

[p ,f, e] = fileparts(fullpath) splits in its three parts: path, filename, extension including the dot.

Example

[p, f, e] = fileparts([nelsonroot(), '/etc/finish.m'])
p = fileparts([nelsonroot(), '/etc/finish.m'], 'path')
f = fileparts([nelsonroot(), '/etc/finish.m'], 'filename')
e = fileparts([nelsonroot(), '/etc/finish.m'], 'extension')

See also

isdir, isfile, pathsep, filesep.

History

Author

Allan CORNET