FENIX_coreutils/basename.1
2020-12-01 20:31:04 -06:00

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.TH BASENAME 1
.SH NAME
basename \- return non-directory portion of a pathname
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B basename
.IR string
[\fIsuffix\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B basename
strips a pathname of everything but the string following the last
slash and prints the result. If the pathname has a trailing slash,
it is removed, and it prints everything past the slash before it. If
a suffix is included, it will remove the suffix from the basename
before printing it.
.SH OPTIONS
None
.SH EXAMPLES
.PP
.nf
.RS
basename /usr/share/include/stdio.h
.RE
.fi
.PP
Prints out "stdio.h"
.PP
.nf
.RS
basename /usr/share/include/stdio.h .h
.RE
.fi
.PP
Prints out "stdio"
.SH AUTHOR
Written by Kat.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2019 Katlynn Richey
.PP
This software is free software. Feel free to modify it and/or pass
it around.