xref: /freebsd/lib/libc/gen/dirname.c (revision 40a8ac8f62b535d30349faf28cf47106b7041b83)
1 /*	$OpenBSD: dirname.c,v 1.13 2005/08/08 08:05:33 espie Exp $	*/
2 
3 /*
4  * Copyright (c) 1997, 2004 Todd C. Miller <Todd.Miller@courtesan.com>
5  *
6  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
7  * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
8  * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
9  *
10  * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
11  * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
12  * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
13  * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
14  * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
15  * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
16  * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
17  */
18 
19 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
20 __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
21 
22 #include <errno.h>
23 #include <libgen.h>
24 #include <stdlib.h>
25 #include <string.h>
26 #include <sys/param.h>
27 
28 char *
29 dirname(const char *path)
30 {
31 	static char *dname = NULL;
32 	size_t len;
33 	const char *endp;
34 
35 	if (dname == NULL) {
36 		dname = (char *)malloc(MAXPATHLEN);
37 		if (dname == NULL)
38 			return(NULL);
39 	}
40 
41 	/* Empty or NULL string gets treated as "." */
42 	if (path == NULL || *path == '\0') {
43 		dname[0] = '.';
44 		dname[1] = '\0';
45 		return (dname);
46 	}
47 
48 	/* Strip any trailing slashes */
49 	endp = path + strlen(path) - 1;
50 	while (endp > path && *endp == '/')
51 		endp--;
52 
53 	/* Find the start of the dir */
54 	while (endp > path && *endp != '/')
55 		endp--;
56 
57 	/* Either the dir is "/" or there are no slashes */
58 	if (endp == path) {
59 		dname[0] = *endp == '/' ? '/' : '.';
60 		dname[1] = '\0';
61 		return (dname);
62 	} else {
63 		/* Move forward past the separating slashes */
64 		do {
65 			endp--;
66 		} while (endp > path && *endp == '/');
67 	}
68 
69 	len = endp - path + 1;
70 	if (len >= MAXPATHLEN) {
71 		errno = ENAMETOOLONG;
72 		return (NULL);
73 	}
74 	memcpy(dname, path, len);
75 	dname[len] = '\0';
76 	return (dname);
77 }
78