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basename - strip directory and suffix from filenames

Author

       Written by David MacKenzie.

Description

       Print NAME with any leading directory components removed.  If specified, 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"

Name

       basename - strip directory and suffix from filenames

Reporting Bugs

       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
       Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>

See Also

dirname(1), readlink(1)

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

GNU coreutils 9.5                                  April 2025                                        BASENAME(1)

Synopsis

basenameNAME [SUFFIX]
       basenameOPTION... NAME...

See Also