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Name

basename - strip directory names from path

Synopsis

$ basename <path> [suffix]

Description

basename prints basename (filename, stripped of preceding directory names) of specified path to standard output. The path does not have to exist.

Arguments

• path: The path which we want to get basename of
• suffix: Suffix to strip from name

Examples

$ basename /
/
$ basename ~
anon
$ basename Source/js/array.js
array.js