---
name: "al_remove_path_component"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "allegro"
version: "5.2.11.3-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/al_remove_path_component"
---

# al\_remove\_path\_component(3)

Allegro 5 API

## NAME

al\_remove\_path\_component - Allegro 5 API

## SYNOPSIS

-

  ```
  #include <allegro5/allegro.h>
  void al_remove_path_component(ALLEGRO_PATH *path, int i)
  ```

## DESCRIPTION

Delete the i’th directory component. If the index is negative then count from the right, i.e. -1 refers to the last path component. It is an error to pass an index which is out of bounds.

## SEE ALSO

[al\_insert\_path\_component(3)](/al_insert_path_component/3.md), [al\_replace\_path\_component(3)](/al_replace_path_component/3.md), [al\_drop\_path\_tail(3)](/al_drop_path_tail/3.md)