---
name: "FcStrDirname"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "fontconfig"
version: "2:2.18.3-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/FcStrDirname"
---

# FcStrDirname(3)

directory part of filename

## NAME

FcStrDirname - directory part of filename

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<fontconfig/fontconfig.h\>**

**FcChar8 \* FcStrDirname (const FcChar8 \****file***);**

## DESCRIPTION

Returns the directory containing *file*.  This is returned in newly allocated storage which should be freed when no longer needed.