regex removing filename from path

Question

How could I design a RegEx script which would remove a filename from a path? The trick is, the paths have all sorts of wrenches to throw into the works.

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Answer 1

You can use a simple regex like this:

(.*\/).*

Working demo

As you can see, the idea is to capture all the content to the last slash by using (.*\/) and discard the rest .*. Check the substitution section above.

Answer 2

You can use this.

[^\/]+$

'$' matches the position at the end of the string while '[^/]+' matches any string that does not have any '/'.