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basename(1B)	   SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package Commands	  basename(1B)

NAME
       basename - display portions of pathnames

SYNOPSIS
       /usr/ucb/basename string [suffix]

DESCRIPTION
       The  basename  utility deletes any prefix ending in `/' and the suffix,
       if present in string. It directs the result to the standard output, and
       is  normally  used  inside substitution marks (` `) within shell proce‐
       dures. The suffix is a string with no special significance attached  to
       any of the characters it contains.

EXAMPLES
       Example 1: Using the basename command.

       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:

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

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     │	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   │
       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
       │Availability		     │SUNWscpu			   │
       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘

SEE ALSO
       sh(1), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.10			  28 Mar 1995			  basename(1B)
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