NAME
- basename - strip file name affixes
SYNOPSIS
- basename [ -d ] string [ suffix ]
DESCRIPTION
-
Basename
deletes any prefix ending in slash
(/)
and the
suffix,
if present in
string,
from
string,
and prints the result on the standard output.
The -d option instead prints the directory component, that is, string up to but not including the final slash. If the string contains no slash, the current directory name . is printed.
SOURCE
- /appl/cmd/basename.b
SEE ALSO
- cleanname(1), pwd(1), names(2)
| BASENAME(1) | Rev: Tue Jan 29 13:11:30 GMT 2008 |