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BASENAME(1)			 User Commands			   BASENAME(1)

NAME
       basename - strip directory and suffix from filenames

SYNOPSIS
       basename NAME [SUFFIX]
       basename OPTION... NAME...

DESCRIPTION
       Print  NAME  with  any leading directory components removed.  If speci-
       fied, also remove a trailing SUFFIX.

       Mandatory arguments to long options are	mandatory  for	short  options
       too.

       -a, --multiple
	      support multiple arguments and treat each as a NAME

       -s, --suffix=SUFFIX
	      remove a trailing SUFFIX; implies -a

       -z, --zero
	      end each output line with NUL, not newline

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
	      output version information and exit

EXAMPLES
       basename /usr/bin/sort
	      -> "sort"

       basename include/stdio.h .h
	      -> "stdio"

       basename -s .h include/stdio.h
	      -> "stdio"

       basename -a any/str1 any/str2
	      -> "str1" followed by "str2"

AUTHOR
       Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS
       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
       Report	 basename   translation   bugs	 to   <https://translationpro-
       ject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+:  GNU
       GPL version 3 or later <https://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
       dirname(1), readlink(1)

       Full  documentation  at:  <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/base-
       name>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) basename invocation'

GNU coreutils 8.30		   July 2018			   BASENAME(1)