4.3BSD - /usr/man/cat1/basename.0

BASENAME(1)                                                        BASENAME(1)


NAME
       basename - strip filename affixes

SYNOPSIS
       basename string [ suffix ]

DESCRIPTION
       Basename deletes any prefix ending in ‘/’ and the suffix, if present in
       string, from string, 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 /usr/src/bin/cat.c com‐
       piles the named file and moves the output to cat in the current  direc‐
       tory:

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

SEE ALSO
       sh(1)


7th Edition                     April 29, 1985                     BASENAME(1)