basename(1BSD)       (BSD System Compatibility)       basename(1BSD)


       NAME
             basename - (BSD) 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`

       REFERENCES
             ed(1), sh(1)


























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