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# std::filesystem::path::filename

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< cpp‎ | filesystem‎ | path

path filename() const; |  | (since C++17)

Returns the filename component of the path.

Equivalent to empty() ? path() : *--end().

### [edit] Parameters

(none)

### [edit] Return value

The filename identified by the path.

### [edit] Exceptions

(none)

### [edit] Example

Run this code

    #include <iostream>
    #include <filesystem>
    namespace fs = std::filesystem;

    int main()
    {
        std::cout << fs::path("/foo/bar.txt").filename() << '\n'
                  << fs::path("/foo/.bar").filename() << '\n'
                  << fs::path("/foo/bar/").filename() << '\n'
                  << fs::path("/foo/.").filename() << '\n'
                  << fs::path("/foo/..").filename() << '\n'
                  << fs::path(".").filename() << '\n'
                  << fs::path("..").filename() << '\n'
                  << fs::path("/").filename() << '\n';
    }

Output:

    "bar.txt"
    ".bar"
    "."
    "."
    ".."
    "."
    ".."
    "/"

### [edit] See also

extension | returns the file extension path component (public member function) [edit]
stem | returns the stem path component (public member function) [edit]
replace_filename | replaces the last path component with another path (public member function) [edit]
has_filename | checks if the corresponding path element is not empty (public member function)

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