bash and strings

[jhall at vandaliamo.net]

Everyone,

I'm sure this is easy, and I am making it harder than it is.

I am being supplied a list of files, and need to create the files and
directories to hold them, but I cannot figure out how to take the string
apart.

For example, I am given

/usr/local/scripts/firewall.sh

I need to create the /usr/local/scripts directory and then create
firewall.sh.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,


Jay