basename(1)              USER COMMANDS                basename(1)



NAME
     basename - display portions of pathnames

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/ucb/basename string [ suffix ]

DESCRIPTION
     basename deletes any prefix ending in `/' and the suffix, if
     present  in  string.   It directs the result to the standard
     output, and is normally used inside substitution marks (` `)
     within shell procedures.  The suffix is a pattern as defined
     on the ed(1) manual page.

EXAMPLE
     This   shell   procedure   invoked   with    the    argument
     /usr/src/bin/cat.c  compiles  the  named  file and moves the
     output to cat in the current directory:

          cc $1
          mv a.out `basename $1 .c`

SEE ALSO
     ed(1), sh(1) in the User's Reference Manual.
































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