Extract filename and extension in Bash

Question

I want to get the filename (without extension) and the extension separately.

The best solution I found so far is:

NAME=`echo \"$FILE\" | cut -d\'.\'          


        

Answer 1

This is the only one that worked for me:

path='folder/other_folder/file.js'

base=${path##*/}
echo ${base%.*}

>> file

This can also be used in string interpolation as well, but unfortunately you have to set base beforehand.