BASENAME(1)                                                        BASENAME(1)



NAME
       basename - strip filename affixes

SYNOPSIS
       basename string [ suffix ]

DESCRIPTION
       _B_a_s_e_n_a_m_e deletes any prefix ending in ‘/’ and the _s_u_f_f_i_x_, if present in
       _s_t_r_i_n_g_, from _s_t_r_i_n_g_, and prints the result on the standard output.   It
       is normally used inside substitution marks ` ` in shell procedures.

       This  shell procedure invoked with the argument _/_u_s_r_/_s_r_c_/_b_i_n_/_c_a_t_._c com‐
       piles the named file and moves the output to _c_a_t in the current  direc‐
       tory:

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

SEE ALSO
       sh(1)



7th Edition                     April 29, 1985                     BASENAME(1)