redhat man page for dirname

DIRNAME(1)								FSF								DIRNAME(1)

NAME
       dirname - strip non-directory suffix from file name

SYNOPSIS
       dirname NAME
       dirname OPTION

DESCRIPTION
       Print NAME with its trailing /component removed; if NAME contains no /'s, output `.' (meaning the current directory).

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
	      output version information and exit

AUTHOR
       Written by David MacKenzie and Jim Meyering.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICU-
       LAR PURPOSE.

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

	      info dirname

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU coreutils 4.5.3						   February 2003							DIRNAME(1)