Index: src/conf_core.h
===================================================================
--- src/conf_core.h	(revision 21040)
+++ src/conf_core.h	(revision 21041)
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
 		CFT_STRING library_shell;
 		CFT_LIST library_search_paths;
 		CFT_STRING menu_file;              /* where to load the default menu file from. If empty/unset, fall back to the legacy 'per hid ow menu file' setup. If contains slash, take it as a full path, if no slash, do a normal menu search for pcb-menu-NAME.lht */
+		CFT_BOOLEAN export_basename;       /* if an exported file contains the source file name, remove path from it, keeping the basename only */
 
 		CFT_STRING emergency_name;         /* file name template for emergency save anonymous .pcb files (when pcb-rnd crashes); optional field: %ld --> pid; must be shorter than 240 characters. Don't do emergency save if this item is empty. */
 		CFT_STRING emergency_format;       /* if set, use this format for the backups; if unset, use the default format */
Index: src/hid_init.c
===================================================================
--- src/hid_init.c	(revision 21040)
+++ src/hid_init.c	(revision 21041)
@@ -247,3 +247,15 @@
 {
 	return pcb_hid_list;
 }
+
+const char *pcb_hid_export_fn(const char *filename)
+{
+	if (conf_core.rc.export_basename) {
+		const char *outfn = strrchr(filename, PCB_DIR_SEPARATOR_C);
+		if (outfn == NULL)
+			return filename;
+		return outfn + 1;
+	}
+	else
+		return filename;
+}
Index: src/hid_init.h
===================================================================
--- src/hid_init.h	(revision 21040)
+++ src/hid_init.h	(revision 21041)
@@ -55,5 +55,9 @@
 
 extern pcb_plugin_dir_t *pcb_plugin_dir_first, *pcb_plugin_dir_last;
 
+/* Safe file name for inclusion in export file comments/headers; if the
+   user requested in the config, this becomes the basename of filename,
+   else it is the full file name */
+const char *pcb_hid_export_fn(const char *filename);
 
 #endif
Index: src/pcb-conf.lht
===================================================================
--- src/pcb-conf.lht	(revision 21040)
+++ src/pcb-conf.lht	(revision 21041)
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
 #			file_command = {}
 #			file_path = {}
 			library_shell = {}
+			export_basename = 0
 
 			emergency_name = {PCB.%ld.save}
 			emergency_format = {lihata}