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fileparts

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

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Syntax

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[p, f, e] = fileparts(fullpath)

p = fileparts(fullpath, 'path')

f = fileparts(fullpath, 'filename')

e = fileparts(fullpath, 'extension')

Input argument

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fullpath

a string: file or directory name.

Output argument

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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

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

Example

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[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

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isdir, isfile, pathsep, filesep.

History

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Version	Description
1.0.0	initial version

Author

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Allan CORNET