BASENAME(1)

NAME
basename - strip directory and suffix from filenames

SYNOPSIS
basename NAME [SUFFIX]
basename OPTION... NAME...

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"

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

Packaged by Cygwin (8.23-4) Copyright © 2014 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.

AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie.

SEE ALSO
dirname(1), readlink(1)

The full documentation for basename is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and basename programs are properly installed at your site, the command

    info coreutils 'basename invocation'

should give you access to the complete manual.