From: Phlip <phlip2005@...>
Date: 2008-07-28T03:24:45+09:00
Subject: Re: head/tail split for path

Bill Walton wrote:

> You could do like this.
> 
> def head_tail_split(fname)
>     components = fname.split('/')
>     [components.shirt, components.join('/')]
> end
> 
> irb(main):001:0> fname = 'home/foo/bar'
> => "home/foo/bar"
> irb(main):002:0> components = fname.split('/')
> => ["home", "foo", "bar"]
> irb(main):003:0> [components.shift, components.join('/')]
> => ["home", "foo/bar"]

That would be safer if fname were a Pathname.

But then, would split only split off the last path part? Or the first?

If the last, how could we roll many splits up, then pop the first?

-- 
   Phlip