How to get filename without extension from file path in Ruby

Question

How can I get the filename from a file path in Ruby?

For example if I have a path of \"C:\\projects\\blah.dll\" and I just want the \"blah\".

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Answer 1

require 'pathname'

Pathname.new('/opt/local/bin/ruby').basename
# => #

I haven't been a Windows user in a long time, but the Pathname rdoc says it has no issues with directory-name separators on Windows.