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basename
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Prototype: basename(filename, optional_extension)
Return type: string
Description: Retrieves the basename of a filename.
This function implements the same behavior of basename program on Unix and Unix-like operating systems.
Arguments:
Example:
bundle agent main
{
vars:
"basename" -> { "CFE-3196" }
string => basename( $(this.promise_filename) );
"basename_wo_extension" -> { "CFE-3196" }
string => basename( $(this.promise_filename), ".cf" );
reports:
"basename = '$(basename)'";
"basename without '.cf' extension = '$(basename_wo_extension)'";
}
R: basename = 'basename.cf'
R: basename without '.cf' extension = 'basename'
This policy can be found in
/var/cfengine/share/doc/examples/basename.cf
and downloaded directly from
github.
History:
- Introduced in 3.15.0