C Library Functions - joinpath (3)

NAME

joinpath(3f) - [M_io:PATHNAMES] join parts of a pathname together (LICENSE:PD)

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Examples
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SYNOPSIS

function joinpath(a1,a2,a3,a4,a5,a6,a7,a8,a9)
	result(path)

    character(len=*), intent(in)           :: a1, a2
    character(len=*), intent(in), optional :: a3, a4, a5, a6, a7, a8, a9
    character(len=:), allocatable          :: path

DESCRIPTION

OPTIONS

a1,a2 the first two pathname sections to join. Required

a3-a9 additional optional sections to join

RETURNS

pathname sections joined together with trailing spaces removed from the ends of sections and a separator (as returned by separator(3f) ) placed between them, and duplicate adjacent separators removed accept for one beginning the joined pathname.

EXAMPLES

Sample program

program demo_joinpath use M_io, only : joinpath implicit none write(*,*)joinpath(& &’/share/user’,’/man/’,’man3’,’joinpath.3m_io’//’.gz’ & &) end program demo_joinpath

Results:

> /share/user/man/man3/joinpath.3m_io.gz

AUTHOR

John S. Urban

LICENSE

Public Domain

Nemo Release 3.1

joinpath (3)

August 28, 2026

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a1,a2	the first two pathname sections to join. Required
a3-a9	additional optional sections to join