basename(1B) SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package Commands basename(1B)NAMEbasename - display portions of pathnames
SYNOPSIS
/usr/ucb/basename string [suffix]
DESCRIPTION
The basename utility deletes any prefix ending in `/' and the suffix,
if present in string. It directs the result to the standard output, and
is normally used inside substitution marks (` `) within shell proce‐
dures. The suffix is a string with no special significance attached to
any of the characters it contains.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Using the basename command.
This shell procedure invoked with the argument /usr/src/bin/cat.c com‐
piles the named file and moves the output to cat in the current direc‐
tory:
example% cc $1
example% mv a.out `basename $1 .c`
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
│ ATTRIBUTE TYPE │ ATTRIBUTE VALUE │
├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
│Availability │SUNWscpu │
└─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘
SEE ALSOsh(1), attributes(5)SunOS 5.10 28 Mar 1995 basename(1B)