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BASENAME(1L) manual page

Name

basename - strip directory and suffix from filenames

Synopsis

basename name [suffix]
basename {--help,--version}

Description

This manual page documents the GNU version of basename. The basename command removes any leading path from name; If suffix is specified and is identical to the end of name, it is removed from name as well. basename prints the resulting name on the standard output.

Options

--help
Print a usage message on standard output and exit successfully.
--version
Print version information on standard output then exit successfully.


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