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  di‐
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16       -z, --zero
17              end each output line with NUL, not newline
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19       --help display this help and exit
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21       --version
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EXAMPLES

25       dirname /usr/bin/
26              -> "/usr"
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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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AUTHOR

35       Written by David MacKenzie and Jim Meyering.
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REPORTING BUGS

38       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
39       Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>
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42       Copyright  ©  2020  Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
43       GPL version 3 or later <https://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       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/dirname>
51       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) dirname invocation'
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55GNU coreutils 8.32                 July 2021                        DIRNAME(1)
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