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<H1>basename(1)</H1>
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<H2>NAME</H2><PRE>
basename, dirname - strip off file prefixes and suffixes
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>basename</STRONG> <EM>file</EM> [<EM>suffix</EM>]
<STRONG>dirname</STRONG> <EM>file</EM>
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<H2>OPTIONS</H2><PRE>
(none)
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<H2>EXAMPLES</H2><PRE>
<STRONG>basename</STRONG> <STRONG>/user/ast/file.c</STRONG>
# Strips path to yield <EM>file</EM>.<EM>c</EM>
<STRONG>basename</STRONG> <STRONG>/user/file.c</STRONG> <STRONG>.c</STRONG>
# Strips path and .<EM>c</EM> to yield <EM>file</EM>
<STRONG>dirname</STRONG> <STRONG>/user/file.c</STRONG>
# Strips basename to yield /<EM>user</EM>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2><PRE>
<EM>Basename</EM> removes the initial directory names (if any) yielding the name
of the file itself. If a second argument is present, it is interpreted
as a suffix and is also stripped, if present.
<EM>Dirname</EM> removes the final component of a path, yielding the directory a
file is in.
These programs are primarily used in shell scripts.
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