Use jQuery to get the file input's selected filename without the path

Question

I used this: ``` $('input[type=file]').val() ``` to get the file name selected, but it returned the full path, as in "C:\fakepath\filename.doc". The "fakepath" part was actually there - not sure if it's supposed to be, but this is my first time working with the filename of file uploads. How can I just get the file name (filename.doc)?

Accepted Answer

```
var filename = $('input[type=file]').val().split('\').pop();
```

or you could just do (because it's always `C:\fakepath` that is added for security reasons):

```
var filename = $('input[type=file]').val().replace(/C:\fakepath\/i, '')
```

Use jQuery to get the file input's selected filename without the path

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