diff --git a/include/osgDB/FileNameUtils b/include/osgDB/FileNameUtils
index 7f9310cb0..6abd54d1b 100644
--- a/include/osgDB/FileNameUtils
+++ b/include/osgDB/FileNameUtils
@@ -20,16 +20,27 @@
 
 namespace osgDB {
 
+/** Gets the parent path from full name (Ex: /a/b/c.Ext => /a/b). */
 extern OSGDB_EXPORT std::string getFilePath(const std::string& filename);
+/** Gets the extension without dot (Ex: /a/b/c.Ext => Ext). */
 extern OSGDB_EXPORT std::string getFileExtension(const std::string& filename);
+/** Gets the extension including dot (Ex: /a/b/c.Ext => .Ext). */
 extern OSGDB_EXPORT std::string getFileExtensionIncludingDot(const std::string& filename);
+/** Gets the lowercase extension without dot (Ex: /a/b/c.Ext => ext). */
 extern OSGDB_EXPORT std::string getLowerCaseFileExtension(const std::string& filename);
+/** Gets file name with extension (Ex: /a/b/c.Ext => c.Ext). */
 extern OSGDB_EXPORT std::string getSimpleFileName(const std::string& fileName);
+/** Gets file path without last extension (Ex: /a/b/c.Ext => /a/b/c ; file.ext1.ext2 => file.ext1). */
 extern OSGDB_EXPORT std::string getNameLessExtension(const std::string& fileName);
+/** Gets file path without \b all extensions (Ex: /a/b/c.Ext => /a/b/c ; file.ext1.ext2 => file). */
+extern OSGDB_EXPORT std::string getNameLessAllExtensions(const std::string& fileName);
+/** Gets file name without last extension (Ex: /a/b/c.Ext => c ; file.ext1.ext2 => file.ext1). */
 extern OSGDB_EXPORT std::string getStrippedName(const std::string& fileName);
 
 
+/** Converts forward slashes (/) to back slashes (\). */
 extern OSGDB_EXPORT std::string convertFileNameToWindowsStyle(const std::string& fileName);
+/** Converts back slashes (\) to forward slashes (/). */
 extern OSGDB_EXPORT std::string convertFileNameToUnixStyle(const std::string& fileName);
 extern OSGDB_EXPORT std::string convertToLowerCase(const std::string& fileName);
 
diff --git a/src/osgDB/FileNameUtils.cpp b/src/osgDB/FileNameUtils.cpp
index 8499d7a22..ad88090e8 100644
--- a/src/osgDB/FileNameUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/osgDB/FileNameUtils.cpp
@@ -138,14 +138,24 @@ std::string osgDB::convertToLowerCase(const std::string& str)
 // strip one level of extension from the filename.
 std::string osgDB::getNameLessExtension(const std::string& fileName)
 {
-    std::string::size_type dot = fileName.find_last_of('.'); 
-    std::string::size_type back_slash = fileName.find_last_of('\\');
-    std::string::size_type slash = fileName.find_last_of('/'); 
-    if (dot==std::string::npos || (dot<back_slash && dot<slash)) return fileName;
+    std::string::size_type dot = fileName.find_last_of('.');
+    std::string::size_type slash = fileName.find_last_of("/\\");        // Finds forward slash *or* back slash
+    if (dot==std::string::npos || (slash!=std::string::npos && dot<slash)) return fileName;
     return std::string(fileName.begin(),fileName.begin()+dot);
 }
 
 
+// strip all extensions from the filename.
+std::string osgDB::getNameLessAllExtensions(const std::string& fileName)
+{
+    // Finds start serach position: from last slash, or the begining of the string if none found
+    std::string::size_type startPos = fileName.find_last_of("/\\");            // Finds forward slash *or* back slash
+    if (startPos == std::string::npos) startPos = 0;
+    std::string::size_type dot = fileName.find_first_of('.', startPos);        // Finds *FIRST* dot from start pos
+    if (dot==std::string::npos) return fileName;
+    return std::string(fileName.begin(),fileName.begin()+dot);
+}
+
 std::string osgDB::getStrippedName(const std::string& fileName)
 {
     std::string simpleName = getSimpleFileName(fileName);