1DIRNAME(1)                       User Commands                      DIRNAME(1)
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NAME

6       dirname - strip last component from file name
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SYNOPSIS

9       dirname [OPTION] NAME...
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DESCRIPTION

12       Output each NAME with its last non-slash component and trailing slashes
13       removed; if NAME contains no  /'s,  output  '.'  (meaning  the  current
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16       -z, --zero
17              separate output with NUL rather than newline
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19       --help display this help and exit
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21       --version
22              output version information and exit
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EXAMPLES

25       dirname /usr/bin/
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28       dirname dir1/str dir2/str
29              -> "dir1" followed by "dir2"
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31       dirname stdio.h
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34       GNU  coreutils  online  help:  <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
35       Report   dirname   translation    bugs    to    <http://translationpro‐
36       ject.org/team/>
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AUTHOR

39       Written by David MacKenzie and Jim Meyering.
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42       Copyright  ©  2013  Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
43       GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
44       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
45       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

48       basename(1), readlink(1)
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50       The  full  documentation for dirname is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
51       If the info and dirname programs are properly installed at  your  site,
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54              info coreutils 'dirname invocation'
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60GNU coreutils 8.22               October 2018                       DIRNAME(1)
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