12-02-2008
FILE=$(basename "$INPUT")
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LEARN ABOUT SUSE
basename
BASENAME(1) User Commands BASENAME(1)
NAME
basename - strip directory and suffix from filenames
SYNOPSIS
basename NAME [SUFFIX]
basename OPTION
DESCRIPTION
Print NAME with any leading directory components removed. If specified, also remove a trailing SUFFIX.
--help display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
EXAMPLES
basename /usr/bin/sort
Output "sort".
basename include/stdio.h .h
Output "stdio".
AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie.
REPORTING BUGS
Report basename bugs to bug-coreutils@gnu.org
GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2009 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 7.1 July 2010 BASENAME(1)