basename(3G)      MISC. REFERENCE MANUAL PAGES       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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