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+//  filesystem example stems.cpp  ------------------------------------------------------//
+
+//  Copyright Beman Dawes 2011
+
+//  Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
+//  See http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
+
+//  Library home page: http://www.boost.org/libs/filesystem
+
+#include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+  if (argc < 2)
+  {
+    std::cout << "Usage: stems <path>\n";
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  boost::filesystem::path p(argv[1]), name(p.filename());
+
+  for(;;)
+  {
+    std::cout << "filename " << name  << " has stem " << name.stem()
+      << " and extension " << name.extension() << "\n";
+    if (name.stem().empty() || name.extension().empty())
+      return 0;
+    name = name.stem();
+  }
+}