Node.js path.basename() Method

Extract the filename from a file path:

var path = require('path');

var filename = path.basename('/Users/Refsnes/demo_path.js');
console.log(filename);

Definition and Usage

The path.basename() method returns the filename part of a file path.

path.basename(path, extension);

Parameter	Description
path	Required. The file path to search in
extension	Optional. If the filename ends with the specified string, the specified string is excluded from the result

Return Value:	The filename, as a String
Node.js Version:	0.1.25

Extract the filename, but not the ".js" at the end:

var path = require('path');

var filename = path.basename('/Users/Refsnes/demo_path.js', '.js');
console.log(filename);