basename(1)                         CLIX                         basename(1)



  NAME

    basename, dirname - Delivers portions of pathnames

  SYNOPSIS

    basename string [suffix],

    dirname string

  DESCRIPTION

    The basename command delivers portions of pathnames.  The command deletes
    any prefix ending in / and the suffix (if present in string) from string,
    and displays the result on stdout.  It is normally used inside
    substitution marks (`...`) within shell procedures.

    The dirname command delivers all but the last level of the pathname in
    string.

  EXAMPLES

    1.  The following example, invoked with the argument /usr/src/cmd/cat.c,
        compiles the named file and moves the output to a file named cat in
        the current directory:

        cc $1
        mv a.out `basename $1 '\.c'`


    2.  To set the shell variable $NAME to /usr/src/cmd:

        NAME=`dirname /usr/src/cmd/cat.c`


  EXIT VALUES

    The basename and dirname commands return values of 0 if successful.  If
    unsuccessful, these commands return values of 1.

  RELATED INFORMATION

    Commands: acc(1), cc(1), sh(1)











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