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mitt2050
mitt2050

Reputation: 119

Getting the path without the filename in windows

How do I get the path without the filename in windows through Tcl? I have the full path like this:

c:\My_Designs\ipcore_script\test\src\IP_CORE\mux\sus.do

I need only the path and want to strip off the filename to get this:

c:\My_Designs\ipcore_script\test\src\IP_CORE\mux

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2825

Answers (2)

mitt2050
mitt2050

Reputation: 119

set path1 [info script]
# get the path and file name of currently opened file   
puts $path1                          
# shows the path                                             
set dir1 [file dirname $path1]  
# getting the directory from the fullpath                           
puts $dir1

Upvotes: 1

eduffy
eduffy

Reputation: 40224

It's dirname, from the manual:

file dirname name

Returns a name comprised of all of the path components in name excluding the last element. If name is a relative file name and only contains one path element, then returns .'' (or :'' on the Macintosh). If name refers to a root directory, then the root directory is returned. For example,

file dirname c:/

returns c:/.

Note that tilde substitution will only be performed if it is necessary to complete the command. For example,

file dirname ~/src/foo.c

returns ~/src, whereas

file dirname ~

returns /home (or something similar).

Upvotes: 6

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