How to get file name from absolute path with Node.js?

Sometimes, we want to get file name from absolute path with Node.js.

In this article, we’ll look at how to get file name from absolute path with Node.js.

To get file name from absolute path with Node.js, we can use the path.basename method.

For instance, we write

const path = require("path");
const fileName = "C:\Python27\ArcGIS10.2\python.exe";
const file = path.basename(fileName);

to call path.basename with the fileName path string.

As a result, file is 'python.exe'.

To get file name from absolute path with Node.js, we can use the path.basename method.