1BASENAME(1)                 General Commands Manual                BASENAME(1)
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NAME

6       basename - strip filename affixes
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SYNOPSIS

9       basename string [ suffix ]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Basename deletes any prefix ending in `/' and the suffix, if present in
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16       This  shell procedure invoked with the argument /usr/src/bin/cat.c com‐
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20                      cc $1
21                      mv a.out `basename $1 .c`
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SEE ALSO

24       sh(1)
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287th Edition                     April 29, 1985                     BASENAME(1)