For command-line
for /F %i in ("c:\foo\bar.txt") do @echo %~ni
For .bat Files
for /F %%i in ("c:\foo\bar.txt") do @echo %%~ni
output: bar
If the path contains a space, add in "delims="
like so:
for /F "delims=" %i in ("c:\foo\bar baz.txt") do @echo %~ni
output: bar baz
(Further Reading:
http://www.computerhope.com/forhlp.htm )