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
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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       --help display this help and exit
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18       --version
19              output version information and exit
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EXAMPLES

22       basename /usr/bin/sort
23              Output "sort".
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25       basename include/stdio.h .h
26              Output "stdio".
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AUTHOR

29       Written by David MacKenzie.
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REPORTING BUGS

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