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| BASENAME(1plan9) | BASENAME(1plan9) |
NAME¶
basename - strip file name affixesSYNOPSIS¶
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, a period and newline are printed.