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@@ -2244,6 +2244,19 @@ and @code{file-name-nondirectory}. For example,
@end example
@end defun
+@defun file-name-split filename
+This function splits a file name into its components, and can be
+thought of as the inverse of @code{string-joing} with the appropriate
+directory separator. For example,
+
+@example
+(file-name-split "/tmp/foo.txt")
+ @result{} ("" "tmp" "foo.txt")
+(string-join (file-name-split "/tmp/foo.txt") "/")
+ @result{} "/tmp/foo.txt"
+@end example
+@end defun
+
@node Relative File Names
@subsection Absolute and Relative File Names
@cindex absolute file name