---
name: "fileroot"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "wcstools"
version: "3.9.7-1.1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fileroot"
---

# fileroot(1)

AME

## NAME

fileroot - AME

## SYNOPSIS

**fileroot** *file1 file2 file3* ...

## DESCRIPTION

FILEROOT: Drop file name extension(s)

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  fileroot **-r** c1 c2 file1 file2 file3 ... fileroot **-2** file1 file2 file3 ... **-r** replaces c1 with c2 in file name **-n** drops n extensions at once