Re: split a /path/filename into components

Josef Moellers wrote:

But wasn't there a strtok() function in C, that would split a string,
based on a given char ? Us '/' as that char, and you should be fine.

The strtok function has too many problems to be really usefull.
From the manual page:

Never use these functions. If you do, note that:

These functions modify their first argument.

These functions cannot be used on constant strings.

The identity of the delimiting character is lost.

The strtok() function uses a static buffer while parsing,
so it's not thread safe. Use strtok_r() if this matters to you.

Aha! Now I remmeber. Yes, you had to work on a copy of the string. No wonder
I didn't use it since 1993. :-)

Well, maybe the OP can take a look at it, or just sweep the string for '/'
himself, creating new string as he goes.

Thanks for the info.


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