function to split a filepath into path and file

Question

Lets say I have a function:

void split_path_file(char** p, char** f, char *pf)
{
    //malloc and set *p to file path, malloc and set *f to file name
    //p         


        

Answer 1

Maybe a bit late to the party, but the best solution I have found and have been using for years is the two functions dirname and basename

path         dirname    basename
"/usr/lib"    "/usr"    "lib"
"/usr/"       "/"       "usr"
"usr"         "."       "usr"
"/"           "/"       "/"

They are great for separating parts of a path/filename. Together with realpath() they are IMHO unbeatable in simplicity and power.

http://linux.die.net/man/3/basename

http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/realpath.3.html