basename(1)
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basename, dirname Command
deliver portions of path names
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SYNTAX
basename string [ suffix ]
dirname string
DESCRIPTION
Basename deletes any prefix ending in / and the suffix (if
present in string) from string, and prints the result on the
standard output. It is normally used inside substitution marks
("") within shell procedures.
Dirname delivers all but the last level of the path name in
string.
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EXAMPLES
$ basename /usr/user1/a.b.c
a.b.c
The above example stripped the directory that a.b.c is located in
and printed only the filename.
$ dirname /usr/user1/a.b.c
/usr/user1
The above example stripped the filename "a.b.c" and printed only
the directory name.
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SEE ALSO
sh(1).
BUGS
The basename of / returns /.
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