diff --git a/src/path/filepath/example_unix_test.go b/src/path/filepath/example_unix_test.go
index f3fe076c3c..27d85d15c6 100644
--- a/src/path/filepath/example_unix_test.go
+++ b/src/path/filepath/example_unix_test.go
@@ -37,3 +37,31 @@ func ExampleRel() {
 	// "/b/c": "../b/c" <nil>
 	// "./b/c": "" Rel: can't make b/c relative to /a
 }
+
+func ExampleSplit() {
+	paths := []string{
+		"/home/arnie/amelia.jpg",
+		"/mnt/photos/",
+		"rabbit.jpg",
+		"/usr/local//go",
+	}
+	fmt.Println("On Unix:")
+	for _, p := range paths {
+		dir, file := filepath.Split(p)
+		fmt.Printf("input: %q\n\tdir: %q\n\tfile: %q\n", p, dir, file)
+	}
+	// Output:
+	// On Unix:
+	// input: "/home/arnie/amelia.jpg"
+	// 	dir: "/home/arnie/"
+	// 	file: "amelia.jpg"
+	// input: "/mnt/photos/"
+	// 	dir: "/mnt/photos/"
+	// 	file: ""
+	// input: "rabbit.jpg"
+	// 	dir: ""
+	// 	file: "rabbit.jpg"
+	// input: "/usr/local//go"
+	// 	dir: "/usr/local//"
+	// 	file: "go"
+}