BASENAME(1) General Commands Manual BASENAME(1)
NAME
basename - strip filename affixes
SYNOPSIS
basename string [ suffix ]
DESCRIPTION
Basename deletes any prefix ending in `/' and the suffix, if present in string, from string, and prints the result on the standard output.
It is normally used inside substitution marks ` ` in shell procedures.
This shell procedure invoked with the argument /usr/src/bin/cat.c compiles the named file and moves the output to cat in the current direc-
tory:
cc $1
mv a.out `basename $1 .c`
SEE ALSO
sh(1)
7th Edition April 29, 1985 BASENAME(1)
