:: FilePath -> String -package:BNFC -package:basic-prelude package:easy-file

Get the extension of a file, returns "" for no extension, .ext otherwise.

takeExtension x == snd (splitExtension x)
Valid x => takeExtension (addExtension x "ext") == ".ext"
Valid x => takeExtension (replaceExtension x "ext") == ".ext"

Get all extensions

takeExtensions "file.tar.gz" == ".tar.gz"

Get the base name, without an extension or path.

takeBaseName "file/test.txt" == "test"
takeBaseName "dave.ext" == "dave"
takeBaseName "" == ""
takeBaseName "test" == "test"
takeBaseName (addTrailingPathSeparator x) == ""
takeBaseName "file/file.tar.gz" == "file.tar"