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diff --git a/lib/util/filename.c b/lib/util/filename.c
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+++ b/lib/util/filename.c
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+#include "nstring.h"
+
+#include "filename.h"
+
+const char *
+pm_basename(const char * const fileName) {
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   Return the filename portion of a file name, e.g. "foo.ppm" from
+   "/home/bryanh/foo.ppm".
+
+   Return it as a malloc'ed string.
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+    unsigned int basenameStart;
+    unsigned int i;
+    const char * retval;
+
+    basenameStart = 0;  /* initial assumption */
+
+    for (i = 0; fileName[i]; ++i) {
+        if (fileName[i] == '/')
+            basenameStart = i+1;
+    }
+    asprintfN(&retval, "%s", &fileName[basenameStart]);
+
+    return retval;
+}