NAME

basename − strip file name affixes

SYNOPSIS

basename [ -d ] string [ suffix ]

DESCRIPTION

Basename deletes any prefix ending in slash (/) and the suffix, if present in string, from string, and prints the result on the standard output.

The -d option instead prints the directory component, that is, string up to but not including the final slash.  If the string contains no slash, the current directory name is printed. 

SOURCE

/appl/cmd/basename.b

SEE ALSO

cleanname(1), pwd(1), names(2)