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 NAME
10       dirname OPTION
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DESCRIPTION

13       Print  NAME  with  its trailing /component removed; if NAME contains no
14       /'s, output `.' (meaning the current directory).
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16       --help display this help and exit
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18       --version
19              output version information and exit
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EXAMPLES

22       dirname /usr/bin/sort
23              Output "/usr/bin".
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25       dirname stdio.h
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AUTHOR

29       Written by David MacKenzie and Jim Meyering.
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REPORTING BUGS

32       Report dirname bugs to bug-coreutils@gnu.org
33       GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
34       General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
35       Report   dirname   translation    bugs    to    <http://translationpro‐
36       ject.org/team/>
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39       Copyright  ©  2010  Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
40       GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
41       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
42       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

45       basename(1), readlink(1)
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47       The  full  documentation for dirname is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
48       If the info and dirname programs are properly installed at  your  site,
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57GNU coreutils 8.5                November 2010                      DIRNAME(1)
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