basename(1)        UNIX System V(BSD Compatibility Package)         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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