BASENAME

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: March 2021
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NAME

basename - strip directory and suffix from filenames

SYNOPSIS

basename ,NAME /[,SUFFIX/]
basename ,OPTION/... ,NAME/...

DESCRIPTION

Print NAME with any leading directory components removed. If specified, also remove a trailing SUFFIX.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

-a, --multiple: support multiple arguments and treat each as a NAME
-s, --suffix=,SUFFIX/: remove a trailing SUFFIX; implies -a
-z, --zero: end each output line with NUL, not newline
--help: display this help and exit
--version: output version information and exit

EXAMPLES

basename /usr/bin/sort: -> "sort"
basename include/stdio.h .h: -> "stdio"
basename -s .h include/stdio.h: -> "stdio"
basename -a any/str1 any/str2: -> "str1" followed by "str2"

AUTHOR

Written by David MacKenzie.

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COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.