basename(1-ucb)         (BSD Compatibility Package)         basename(1-ucb)

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 nor-
     mally 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 com-
     piles the named file and moves the output to cat in the current direc-
     tory:

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

SEE ALSO
     ed(1), sh(1).

































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