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DIRNAME

Section: FSF (1)
Updated: July 2001
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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
 

AUTHOR

Written by David MacKenzie and Jim Meyering.  

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-sh-utils@gnu.org>.  

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  

SEE ALSO

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.


 

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