2 files changed, 12 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/src/base/system.c b/src/base/system.c
index 9a291045..5312a705 100644
--- a/src/base/system.c
+++ b/src/base/system.c
@@ -984,18 +984,17 @@ int fs_chdir(const char *path)
 		return 1;
 }
 
-void fs_parent_dir(const char *path, char *buffer)
+void fs_parent_dir(char *path)
 {
-	int stop = 0;
-	int i = 0;
-	for(i = 0; i < 256; i++)
+	char *parent = 0;
+	for(; *path; ++path)
 	{
-		if(path[i] == '/')
-			stop = i+1;
+		if(*path == '/' || *path == '\\')
+			parent = path;
 	}
 	
-	//keep the chars which are before the last '/' and remove the chars which are after
-	str_copy(buffer, path, stop);
+	if(parent)
+		*parent = 0;
 }
 
 void swap_endian(void *data, unsigned elem_size, unsigned num)
diff --git a/src/base/system.h b/src/base/system.h
index c9d25260..e55e2ad7 100644
--- a/src/base/system.h
+++ b/src/base/system.h
@@ -949,10 +949,12 @@ int fs_chdir(const char *path);
 		Get the parent directory of a directory
 	
 	Parameters:
-		path - The directory
-		buffer - Buffer to set the parent folder
+		path - The directory string
+
+	Remarks:
+		- The string is treated as zero-termineted string.
 */
-void fs_parent_dir(const char *path, char *buffer);
+void fs_parent_dir(char *path);
 
 /*
 	Group: Undocumented