Function Block DIRNAME

The Function Block DIRNAME returns the directory name of a Unix file path.

Input

The input expects a Linux or Unix file path as a string. Here is an example:

/home/antcas/Documents/My Draft.v1.docx

Output

Returns the directory name. This ends without a slash at the end.

From the above example:

/home/antcas/Documents

Warning: If a directory has already been specified, it should be terminated with a dot.