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User Commands basename(1)
NAME
basename, dirname - deliver portions of path names
SYNOPSIS
/usr/bin/basename string [suffix]
/usr/xpg4/bin/basename string [suffix]
dirname string
DESCRIPTION
The basename utility deletes any prefix ending in / and the
suffix (if present in string) from string, and prints the
result on the standard output. It is normally used inside
substitution marks (``) within shell procedures.
/usr/bin
The suffix is a pattern defined on the expr(1) manual page.
/usr/xpg4/bin
The suffix is a string with no special significance attached
to any of the characters it contains.
The dirname utility delivers all but the last level of the
path name in string.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Setting environment variables
The following example, invoked with the argument
/home/sms/personal/mail sets the environment variable NAME
to the file named mail and the environment variable MYMAIL-
PATH to the string /home/sms/personal:
example% NAME=`basename $HOME/personal/mail`
example% MYMAILPATH=`dirname $HOME/personal/mail`
Example 2: Compiling a file and moving the output
This shell procedure, invoked with the argument
/usr/src/bin/cat.c, compiles the named file and moves the
output to cat in the current directory:
example% cc $1
example% mv a.out `basename $1 .c`
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment
variables that affect the execution of basename and dir-
name: LANG, LC_ALL, LC_CTYPE, LC_MESSAGES, and NLSPATH.
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User Commands basename(1)
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Successful completion.
>0 An error occurred.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:
/usr/bin
____________________________________________________________
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
| Availability | SUNWcsu |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
/usr/xpg4/bin
____________________________________________________________
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
| Availability | SUNWxcu4 |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
| Interface Stability | Standard |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
SEE ALSO
expr(1), basename(3C), attributes(5), environ(5), stan-
dards(5)
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