basename − strip directory and suffix from filenames
basename
NAME [SUFFIX]
basename OPTION... NAME...
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
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"
Written by David MacKenzie.
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dirname(1), readlink(1)
Full
documentation
<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/basename>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) basename
invocation'