BASENAME

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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
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLES
DIAGNOSTICS
SEE ALSO
STANDARDS

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