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Name

dirname — strip non-directory suffix from file name

Synopsis

dirname NAME

dirname OPTION

DESCRIPTION

Print NAME with its trailing /component removed; if NAME contains no /'s, output `.' (meaning the current directory).

−−help

display this help and exit

−−version

output version information and exit

EXAMPLES

dirname /usr/bin/sort

Output "/usr/bin".

dirname stdio.h

Output ".".

AUTHOR

Written by David MacKenzie and Jim Meyering.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug−coreutils@gnu.org>.

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 dirname

should give you access to the complete manual.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2008 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.
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