BASENAME(1)             System General Commands Manual             BASENAME(1)

NAME
     basename, dirname - return filename or directory portion of pathname

SYNOPSIS
     basename string [suffix]
     dirname string

DESCRIPTION
     basename deletes any prefix ending with the last slash `/' character pre-
     sent in string, and a suffix, if given.  The resulting filename is writ-
     ten to the standard output.  A non-existent suffix is ignored.

     dirname deletes the filename portion, beginning with the last slash `/'
     character to the end of string, and writes the result to the standard
     output.

EXAMPLES
     The following line sets the shell variable FOO to /usr/bin.

           FOO=`dirname /usr/bin/trail`

DIAGNOSTICS
     Both the basename and dirname utilities exit 0 on success, and >0 if an
     error occurs.

SEE ALSO
     csh(1), sh(1)

STANDARDS
     The basename and dirname utilities conform to IEEE Std 1003.2-1992
     (``POSIX.2'').

BSD                             April 18, 1994                             BSD