BASENAME(1)							   User Commands						       BASENAME(1)

NAME

       basename - strip directory and suffix from filenames

SYNOPSIS

       basename NAME [SUFFIX]
       basename OPTION... NAME...

DESCRIPTION

       Print NAME with any leading directory components removed.  If specified, also remove a trailing SUFFIX.

       Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

       -a, --multiple
	      support multiple arguments and treat each as a NAME

       -s, --suffix=SUFFIX
	      remove a trailing SUFFIX

       -z, --zero
	      separate output with NUL rather than newline

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
	      output version information and exit

EXAMPLES

       basename /usr/bin/sort
	      -> "sort"

       basename include/stdio.h .h
	      -> "stdio"

       basename -s .h include/stdio.h
	      -> "stdio"

       basename -a any/str1 any/str2
	      -> "str1" followed by "str2"

       GNU   coreutils	 online  help:	<http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>  Report  basename  translation  bugs  to  <http://translationpro-
       ject.org/team/>

AUTHOR

       Written by David MacKenzie.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
       This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

       dirname(1), readlink(1)

       The full documentation for basename is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and basename programs are properly  installed  at  your
       site, the command

	      info coreutils 'basename invocation'

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU coreutils 8.22						     June 2014							       BASENAME(1)