User Commands                                         BASENAME(1)



NAME
     basename - strip directory and suffix from filenames

SYNOPSIS
     basename NAME [SUFIX]
     basename OPTION

DESCRIPTION
     Print NAME with any leading  directory  components  removed.
     If specified, also remove a trailing SUFIX.

     --help
          display this help and exit

     --version
          output version information and exit

EXAMPLES
     basename /usr/bin/sort
          Output "sort".

     basename include/stdio.h .h
          Output "stdio".

AUTHOR
     Written by FIXME unknown.

REPORTING BUGS
     Report bugs to .

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright O 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
     This is free software.  You may redistribute  copies  of  it
     under   the   terms   of  the  GNU  General  Public  License
     .  There  is  NO  WAR-
     RANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
     dirname(1), readlink(1)

     The full documentation for basename is maintained as a  Tex-
     info manual.  If the info and basename programs are properly
     installed at your site, the command

          info basename

     should give you access to the complete manual.

ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:




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User Commands                                         BASENAME(1)



     
       ATRIBUTE TYPE      ATRIBUTE VALUE  
    
     Availability         SUNWgnu-coreutils 
    
     Interface Stability  Uncommitted       
    

NOTES
     Source    for    GNU    coreutils    is     available     on
     http:/opensolaris.org.












































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