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Old 07-10-2012
How to get last directory path in script

I have a below directory name

Code:
/root/logs/testing/today/

Here i have get to the value as '/root/logs/testing/' only without the last directory in a shell script. Do i need to use substr function here. Is there any other way around
# 2  
Old 07-10-2012
How do you get that path: /root/logs/testing/today ?
I mean I am quite sure you give that path to the command dirname, it will return you
/root/logs/testing
Code:
ant:/sm/export $ dirname /sm/export/hpux/
/sm/export

# 3  
Old 07-10-2012
This directory name is located in environment variable. I get it from there in my shell script.
# 4  
Old 07-10-2012
So try dirname then, and see what it outputs...
# 5  
Old 07-10-2012
Below is the error which i got when using dirname

Code:
dirname: missing operand
Try `dirname --help' for more information.

# 6  
Old 07-10-2012
Code:
dirname <path>
#so:
#just tested:
aco $ dirname /root/logs/testing/today/
/root/logs/testing

# 7  
Old 07-10-2012
Another way:
Code:
~/unix.com$ d='/root/logs/testing/today/'; echo ${d%/*/}
/root/logs/testing

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