BASENAME(1) User Commands BASENAME(1) NAME basename - strip directory and suffix from filenames SYNOPSIS basename NAME [SUFFIX] basename OPTION DESCRIPTION Print NAME with any leading directory components removed. If speci fied, also remove a trailing SUFFIX. --help display this help and exit --version output version information and exit EXAMPLES basename /usr/bin/sort Output "sort". basename include/stdio.h .h Output "stdio". AUTHOR Written by FIXME unknown. REPORTING BUGS Report bugs to . COPYRIGHT Copyright 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later 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) The full documentation for basename is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and basename programs are properly installed at your site, the command info basename should give you access to the complete manual. GNU coreutils 6.9.92.4-f088d-dirtJanuary 2008 BASENAME(1)