BASENAME

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NAME

basename - strip directory and suffix from filenames  

SYNOPSIS

basename name [suffix]
basename {--help,--version}  

DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents the GNU version of basename. The basename command removes any leading directory components from name; If suffix is specified and is identical to the end of name, it is removed from name as well. basename prints the resulting name on the standard output.  

OPTIONS

--help
Print a usage message on standard output and exit successfully.
--version
Print version information on standard output then exit successfully.


 

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NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS

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