basename(3G)                                                   basename(3G)


   NAME
         basename - return the last element of a path name

   SYNOPSIS
         cc [flag ...] file ...  -lgen [library ...]

         #include <libgen.h>

         char *basename (char *path);

   DESCRIPTION
         Given a pointer to a null-terminated character string that contains a
         path name, basename returns a pointer to the last element of path.
         Trailing ``/'' characters are deleted.

         If path or *path is zero, pointer to a static constant ``.'' is
         returned.

   EXAMPLES
                             Input string   Output pointer
                             _____________________________
                             /usr/lib       lib
                             /usr/          usr
                             /              /

   SEE ALSO
         dirname(3G).
         basename(1) in the User's Reference Manual.

























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