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Post 302122373 by Shell_Life on Wednesday 20th of June 2007 09:26:10 AM
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basename(1B) SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package Commands basename(1B) NAME
basename - display portions of pathnames SYNOPSIS
/usr/ucb/basename string [suffix] DESCRIPTION
The basename utility 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 string with no special significance attached to any of the characters it contains. EXAMPLES
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