DIRNAME linux command manual

DIRNAME(1)                      User Commands                      DIRNAME(1)



NAME
       dirname - strip non-directory suffix from file name

SYNOPSIS
       dirname NAME
       dirname OPTION

DESCRIPTION
       Print  NAME  with its trailing /component removed; if NAME contains no
       /'s, output '.' (meaning the current directory).

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

AUTHOR
       Written by David MacKenzie and Jim Meyering.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to .

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for copying  conditions.   There
       is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICU-
       LAR PURPOSE.

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

              info coreutils dirname

       should give you access to the complete manual.



dirname 5.2.1                      May 2004                        DIRNAME(1)