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basename(1)

strip directory and suffix from filenames

Package: coreutil, added for amigaux.

This package comes with the extra set; without it, basename is the original one: see basename-original(1).

Also by this name: basename(1B), BSD versions of commands · basename(3G), General-purpose library

NAME

basename - strip directory and suffix from filenames

SYNOPSIS

basename NAME [SUFFIX]
basename OPTION

DESCRIPTION

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

--help: display this help and exit
--version: output version information and exit

AUTHOR

Written by FIXME unknown.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for basename is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and basename programs are properly installed at your site, the command

: info coreutils basename

should give you access to the complete manual.

March 2004

basename 5.2.1