BASENAME(1) General Commands Manual BASENAME(1)
NAME
basename, dirname - strip off file prefixes and suffixes
SYNOPSIS
basename file [suffix]
dirname file
OPTIONS
(none)
EXAMPLES
basename /user/ast/file.c
# Strips path to yield file.c
basename /user/file.c .c
# Strips path and .c to yield file
dirname /user/file.c
# Strips basename to yield /user
DESCRIPTION
Basename removes the initial directory names (if any) yielding the name of the file itself. If a second argument is present, it is inter-
preted as a suffix and is also stripped, if present.
Dirname removes the final component of a path, yielding the directory a file is in.
These programs are primarily used in shell scripts.
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