basename(3G)                     UNIX System V                     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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