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dirname - strip filename suffix from pathname
dirname path
dirname {--help,--version}
This manual page documents the GNU
version of dirname. dirname prints the leading path part of the pathname
path. If path does not contain a leading path, dirname prints `.' (meaning
the current directory).
- --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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