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basename

Section: SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package Commands (1B)
Updated: 28 Mar 1995
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NAME

basename - display portions of pathnames  

SYNOPSIS

/usr/ucb/basename string [suffix]  

DESCRIPTION

The basename utility deletes any prefix ending in `/' and the suffix, if present in string. It directs the result to the standard output, and is normally used inside substitution marks (` `) within shell procedures. The suffix is a string with no special significance attached to any of the characters it contains.  

EXAMPLES

Example 1: Using the basename command.

This shell procedure invoked with the argument /usr/src/bin/cat.c compiles the named file and moves the output to cat in the current directory:

example% cc $1
example% mv a.out `basename $1 .c`
 

ATTRIBUTES

See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

ATTRIBUTE TYPEATTRIBUTE VALUE
AvailabilitySUNWscpu

 

SEE ALSO

sh(1), attributes(5)


 

Index

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
EXAMPLES
ATTRIBUTES
SEE ALSO

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