Manpages - basename.1
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.
REPORTING BUGS
GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>
SEE ALSO
*dirname*(1), *readlink*(1)
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Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/basename>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) basename invocation'
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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.