BASENAME

NAME

basename − strip directory and suffix from filenames

SYNOPSIS

basename NAME [SUFFIX]
basename OPTION... NAME...

DESCRIPTION

Print NAME with any leading directory components removed. If specified, also remove a trailing SUFFIX.

Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
−a, −−multiple

support multiple arguments and treat each as a NAME

−s, −−suffix=SUFFIX

remove a trailing SUFFIX; implies −a

−z, −−zero

end each output line with NUL, not newline

−−version

output version information and exit

EXAMPLES

basename /usr/bin/sort

−> "sort"

basename include/stdio.h .h

−> "stdio"

basename −s .h include/stdio.h

−> "stdio"

basename −a any/str1 any/str2

−> "str1" followed by "str2"

AUTHOR

Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS

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COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

dirname(1), readlink(1)

Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/basename>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) basename invocation'