dirname - strip last component from file name
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Copyright
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Description
Output each NAME with its last non-slash component and trailing slashes removed; if NAME contains no /'s,
output '.' (meaning the current directory).
-z, --zero
end each output line with NUL, not newline
--help display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
Examples
dirname /usr/bin/
-> "/usr"
dirname dir1/str dir2/str
-> "dir1" followed by "dir2"
dirname stdio.h
-> "."
Name
dirname - strip last component from file name
Reporting Bugs
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See Also
basename(1), readlink(1) Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/dirname> or available locally via: info '(coreutils) dirname invocation' GNU coreutils 9.5 April 2025 DIRNAME(1)
Synopsis
dirname [OPTION] NAME...
