basename(1B)
NAME
basename - display portions of pathnames
SYNOPSIS
/usr/ucb/basename string [suffix]
DESCRIPTION
The basename utility deletes any prefix ending in `/' and
the suffix, if present in string. It directs the result to
the standard output, and is normally used inside substitu-
tion marks (` `) within shell procedures. The suffix is a
string with no special significance attached to any of the
characters it contains.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Using the basename command.
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`
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:
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| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
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| Availability | SUNWscpu |
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SEE ALSO
sh(1), attributes(5)
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