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BASENAME 1
NAME
basename - strip file name affixes
SYNOPSIS
basename [ -d ] string [ suffix ]
DESCRIPTION

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, a period and newline are printed.

SOURCE
/sys/src/cmd/basename.c