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NAME
     basename - extract the base portion of a pathname

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libgen.h>

     char *
     basename(const char *path);

DESCRIPTION
     The basename() function returns the last component from the pathname
     pointed to by path, deleting any trailing '/' characters. If path con-
     sists entirely of '/' characters, a pointer to the string "/" is re-
     turned. If path is a null pointer or the empty string, a pointer to the
     string "." is returned.

RETURN VALUES
     On successful completion, basename() returns a pointer to the last com-
     ponent of path.

     If basename() fails, a null pointer is returned and the global variable
     errno is set to indicate the error.

ERRORS
     The following error codes may be set in errno:

     [ENAMETOOLONG]
		   The path component to be returned was larger than
		   MAXPATHLEN.

WARNINGS
     basename() returns a pointer to internal static storage space that will
     be overwritten by subsequent calls.

SEE ALSO
     basename(1), dirname(1), dirname(3)

STANDARDS
     The basename() function conforms to X/Open Portability Guide Issue 4.2
     ("XPG4.2").

HISTORY
     The basename() function first appeared in OpenBSD 2.2.

AUTHORS
     Todd C. Miller

MirOS BSD #10-current	       August 17, 1997				     1

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