plan9-basename(1)

plan9-basename1

Strip file name affixes

Usage

basename [-d] string [suffix]

Overview

Basename deletes any prefix ending in slash (/) and the suffix, if present in string, from string, and prints the result on the standard output.

The -d option instead prints the directory component, that is, string up to but not including the final slash. If the string contains no slash, a period and newline are printed.

Source

/src/cmd/basename.c

Releases

Unchanged in 2 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze).

  1. 6.0–7

From 9base 1:6-5 in Debian 7 (Wheezy). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.