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 FIXME unknown.
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REPORTING BUGS

32       Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
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35       Copyright © 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
36       This is free software.  You may redistribute copies  of  it  under  the
37       terms       of       the      GNU      General      Public      License
38       <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.  There is NO WARRANTY,  to  the
39       extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

42       dirname(1), readlink(1)
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44       The  full documentation for basename is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
45       If the info and basename programs are properly installed at your  site,
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54GNU coreutils 6.9                 March 2008                       BASENAME(1)
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