Before-the-dot-in-a-file-name, what is it called?

Question

After-the-dot-in-a-file-name, it is called extension.

Answer 1

The "base name," "basename," "primary name," "filename," "file name," or the "file."

Answer 2

I've always called the everything before the dot and the extension the "file name".

Answer 3

Base name or file name.

Answer 4

Basename or primary file name.

Answer 5

Ruby calls it the basename. That's a good, succinct name that I generally go with in other environments too.

Answer 6

It's called the basename. In fact, there's a unix/linux command for it:

basename - strip directory and suffix from filenames

Answer 7

Drive:/File/Path/FileName.FileExtension

After the period is the extension, the immediate name before it is the file name, the path before all that is the File Path, and of course at the end (or beginning) is the drive.

BaseName is another name for FileName.

Answer 8

I call it filename. So its like Filename.ext

cheers

Answer 9

The boost::filesystem library calls it basename as well.

Answer 10

I'm not a Ruby or Linux guy, so I guess I missed the BaseName thing. It makes for all sorts of interesting naming convention hilarity. I'm in the

Filename.Ext

camp, although that, too can be a FileName. (or maybe a FileNameWithExtension).

Answer 11

Once upon a time, the term Leafname was used, although that typically included the extension. I mention this for historical value, and since its dropped out of usage, it might be redeemable for this purpose.