Re: Get Scriptname Without the Path

[Miles Bader <miles@...>]

"steve donovan" <steve.j.donovan@gmail.com> writes:
> The only really reliable method is not to use patterns; use
> p:sub(i,i) for i = #p,1 and check for slash/backslash.
>
> A similar problem involves finding extensions; Linux paths
> are full of dots that don't mean extensions!

Eh?  Why do you think "the only reliable way is not to use patterns"?

-Miles

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