1BASENAME(1)                      User Commands                     BASENAME(1)
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NAME

6       basename - strip directory and suffix from filenames
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SYNOPSIS

9       basename NAME [SUFFIX]
10       basename OPTION... NAME...
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DESCRIPTION

13       Print  NAME  with  any leading directory components removed.  If speci‐
14       fied, also remove a trailing SUFFIX.
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16       Mandatory arguments to long options are  mandatory  for  short  options
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19       -a, --multiple
20              support multiple arguments and treat each as a NAME
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22       -s, --suffix=SUFFIX
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26              end each output line with NUL, not newline
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28       --help display this help and exit
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30       --version
31              output version information and exit
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EXAMPLES

34       basename /usr/bin/sort
35              -> "sort"
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37       basename include/stdio.h .h
38              -> "stdio"
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40       basename -s .h include/stdio.h
41              -> "stdio"
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43       basename -a any/str1 any/str2
44              -> "str1" followed by "str2"
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AUTHOR

47       Written by David MacKenzie.
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REPORTING BUGS

50       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
51       Report    basename   translation   bugs   to   <https://translationpro‐
52       ject.org/team/>
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55       Copyright © 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU
56       GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
57       This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
58       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

61       dirname(1), readlink(1)
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63       Full  documentation  at:  <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/base‐
64       name>
65       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) basename invocation'
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69GNU coreutils 8.30                 July 2018                       BASENAME(1)
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