basename - strip directory and suffix from filenames

basename removes all leading directory components from the file name defined by string. If the file name defined by string has a suffix that ends in suffix, it is removed as well.

If string consists solely of / characters the output will be a single / unless PATH_LEADING_SLASHES returned by getconf(1) is 1 and string consists of multiple / characters in which case // will be output. Otherwise, trailing / characters are removed, and if there are any remaining / characters in string, all characters up to and including the last / are removed. Finally, if suffix is specified, and is identical the end of string, these characters are removed. The characters not removed from string will be written on a single line to the standard output.

-a, --all

All operands are treated as string and each modified pathname is printed on a separate line on the standard output.

-s, --suffix=suffix

All operands are treated as string and each modified pathname, with suffix removed if it exists, is printed on a separate line on the standard output.

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dirname(1), getconf(1), basename(3)

version

basename (AT&T Research) 2010-05-06

author

Glenn Fowler <gsf@research.att.com>

author

David Korn <dgk@research.att.com>

copyright

Copyright © 1992-2012 AT&T Intellectual Property

license

http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/epl-v10.html