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Command: basename | Section: 1 | Source: OpenBSD | File: basename.1
BASENAME(1) FreeBSD General Commands Manual BASENAME(1)
NAME
basename - return filename portion of pathname
SYNOPSIS
basename string [suffix]
DESCRIPTION
basename deletes any prefix ending with the last slash (`/') character
present in string, and a suffix, if given. The resulting filename is
written to the standard output. A non-existent suffix is ignored.
EXIT STATUS
The basename utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
EXAMPLES
The following line sets the shell variable FOO to tail:
FOO=`basename /usr/bin/tail`
SEE ALSO
csh(1), dirname(1), sh(1), basename(3)
STANDARDS
The basename utility is compliant with the specification.
FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8 July 30, 2024 FreeBSD 14.1-RELEASE-p8