40 lines
827 B
Groff
40 lines
827 B
Groff
.TH BASENAME 1
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.SH NAME
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basename, dirname \- strip off file prefixes and suffixes
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBbasename \fIfile\fR [\fIsuffix\fR]\fR
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.br
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\fBdirname \fIfile\fR
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.de FL
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.TP
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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\\$2
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..
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.de EX
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.TP 20
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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# \\$2
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..
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.TP 20
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.B basename /user/ast/file.c
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# Strips path to yield \fIfile.c\fP
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.TP 20
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.B basename /user/file.c .c
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# Strips path and \fI.c\fP to yield \fIfile\fP
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.TP 20
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.B dirname /user/file.c
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# Strips basename to yield \fI/user\fP
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
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.I Basename
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removes the initial directory names (if any) yielding the name of the
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file itself.
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If a second argument is present, it is interpreted as a suffix and is
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also stripped, if present.
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.PP
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.I Dirname
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removes the final component of a path, yielding the directory a file is in.
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.PP
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These programs are primarily used in shell scripts.
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