basename - strip file name affixes basename [ -d ] string [ suffix ] Basename deletes any prefix ending in slash ( / ) and the suffix , if present in string , from string , and prints the result on the standard output.

The -d option instead prints the directory component, that is, string up to but not including the final slash. If the string contains no slash, the current directory name .L . is printed.

/appl/cmd/basename.b cleanname (1), pwd (1), names (2)