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NAME
dirname - strip last component from file nameSYNOPSIS
dirname [OPTION] NAME...DESCRIPTION
Output each NAME with its last non-slash component and trailing slashes removed; if NAME contains no /'s, output '.' (meaning the current directory).- -z, --zero
- separate output with NUL rather than newline
- --help
- display this help and exit
- --version
- output version information and exit
EXAMPLES
- dirname /usr/bin/
- -> "/usr"
- dirname dir1/str dir2/str
- -> "dir1" followed by "dir2"
- dirname stdio.h
- -> "."
GNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/> Report dirname translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie and Jim Meyering.COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
basename(1), readlink(1)The full documentation for dirname is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and dirname programs are properly installed at your site, the command
- info coreutils 'dirname invocation'
should give you access to the complete manual.
| November 2020 | GNU coreutils 8.22 |
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