\HeaderA{parsePackageName}{Extract package name from package archive filename}{parsePackageName}
\keyword{misc}{parsePackageName}
\begin{Description}\relax
Given package archive filename \code{foo\_1.2.3.tar.gz} extract \code{foo}.
\end{Description}
\begin{Usage}
\begin{verbatim}
parsePackageName(pkg)
\end{verbatim}
\end{Usage}
\begin{Arguments}
\begin{ldescription}
\item[\code{pkg}] Package archive filename
\end{ldescription}
\end{Arguments}
\begin{Value}
character giving the package name.
\end{Value}
\begin{Author}\relax
S. Falcon
\end{Author}