BASENAME(1B) BSD Compatibility Package Commands BASENAME(1B)

NAME

basename - display portions of pathnames

SYNOPSIS

/usr/ucb/basename string [suffix]

DESCRIPTION

The basename utility deletes any prefix ending in `/' and the suffix,
if present in string. It directs the result to the standard output,
and is normally used inside substitution marks (` `) within shell
procedures. The suffix is a string with no special significance
attached to any of the characters it contains.

EXAMPLES

Example 1: Using the basename command.

This shell procedure invoked with the argument /usr/src/bin/cat.c
compiles the named file and moves the output to cat in the current
directory:


example% cc $1
example% mv a.out `basename $1 .c`

SEE ALSO

sh(1), attributes(7)

March 28, 1995 BASENAME(1B)