FIRST_STRING_ELEMENT(1) FIRST_STRING_ELEMENT(1) NAME first_string_element() - Extracts the contents of a string before a delimiter. SYNOPSIS string first_string_element(string path, string delimiter, int stripfirst) DESCRIPTION Pretty much just tries to figure out what the top-level subdirectory is of a file. It can be used with delimiters other than "/" if need be. If used with a full pathname, the "stripfirst" flag should be set. If you don't set the stripfirst flag and your string's first character is a delimiter, it will return a null string. EXAMPLES first_string_element("/realms/cratylus/workroom.c","/",1) returns "realms". LOCATION /secure/sefun/strings.c SEE ALSO last_string_element Author Cratylus @ Dead Souls 1