import java.io.*; class Main { public static void main (String[] args) { String dirPath = "/home/daniela/oknok/data/uploads/23980dc32e16792007de3343f1f99211/"; System.out.println(dirPath.substring(dirPath.substring(0, dirPath.length() - 1).lastIndexOf("/"))); System.out.println(new File(dirPath).getName()); System.out.println("/" + new File(dirPath).getName() + "/"); } } //https://pt.stackoverflow.com/q/54733/101