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> nope, it doesn't.
>
> print(dirname("x/y/z/abc\\def"));
> print(basename("x/y/z/abc\\def"));
>
> x/y/z/abc
> def
>
> it is totally wrong on Linux, 'cause "abc\def" is a perfectly
> acceptable *file* name, not path+filename.
>

Fair enough. But being of a practical bent, I honestly don't care
about that case.

Out of interest, for what do you use filenames with backslashes?

Robby