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NAME
basename
dirname
- return filename or directory portion of pathname
SYNOPSIS
string
[suffix
]
dirname
string
DESCRIPTION
deletes any prefix ending with the last slash
`/'
character present in
string
and a
suffix
if given.
The resulting filename is written to the standard output.
A non-existent suffix is ignored.
dirname
deletes the filename portion, beginning
with the last slash
`/'
character to the end of
string ,
and writes the result to the standard output.
EXAMPLES
The following line sets the shell variable
FOO
to
/usr/bin
FOO=`dirname /usr/bin/trail`
DIAGNOSTICS
Both the
and
dirname
utilities
exit 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO
csh(1),
sh(1)
STANDARDS
The
and
dirname
utilities conform to
St -p1003.2-92 .
Index
- NAME
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- SYNOPSIS
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- DESCRIPTION
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- EXAMPLES
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- DIAGNOSTICS
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- SEE ALSO
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- STANDARDS
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