basename(3G)                                            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
                             /              /

       REFERENCES
             basename(1), dirname(3G)























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