BASENAME(1) BASENAME(1)
NAME
basename - strip file name affixes
SYNOPSIS
basename [ -d ] string [ suffix ]
DESCRIPTION
Basename deletes any prefix ending in slash (/) and the
suffix, if present in string, from string, and prints the
result on the standard output.
The -d option instead prints the directory component, that
is, string up to but not including the final slash. If the
string contains no slash, a period and newline are printed.
SOURCE
/sys/src/cmd/basename.c
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