function getFileNameFromPath(path) { var ary = path.split("/"); return ary[ary.length - 1]; } ================================== var unix_path = '/tmp/images/cat.jpg'; console.log(unix_path.split(/[\\\/]/).pop()); var win_path = 'c:\\temp\images\cat.jpg'; console.log(win_path.split(/[\\\/]/).pop());