diff --git a/split-filename.nix b/split-filename.nix
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+with builtins;
+
+f:
+  let mr = match "(.*)[.]([^.]*)|(.*)" f;
+  in if head mr == null
+    then { name = (elemAt mr 2); extension = null; }
+    else { name = (elemAt mr 0); extension = (elemAt mr 1); }