From: Martin DeMello <martindemello@...>
Date: 2009-06-01T16:58:07+09:00
Subject: [ruby-core:23656] Re: Counterpart to File.extname

On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 12:52 PM, George <george.ogata@gmail.com> wrote:
> FWIW, there is a precedent: man 1 basename .� It was no doubt modelled after
> this.

Neat, I learnt something today :)

> I agree a more intention-revealing name would be desirable.

Yeah, no reason for ruby to confine itself to that way of doing things
for sheer historical reasons.

martin