BASENAME(1)

NAME
basename - remove directory and suffix from filenames

SYNOPSIS
basename string [suffix]

DESCRIPTION
basename prints the file component of a path. A second argument to basename is interpreted as a suffix to remove from the file. It is not considered an error if the given suffix does not match the string.

  OPTIONS
basename does not accept any options.

ENVIRONMENT
The working of basename is not influenced by any environment variables.

BUGS
basename has no known bugs.

STANDARDS
This basename implementation is compliant with the IEEE Std1003.2-1992 specification, also known as POSIX.2.

This basename implementation is compatible with the OpenBSD implementation.

AUTHOR
The Perl implementation of basename was written by Abigail, perlpowertools@abigail.be.

COPYRIGHT and LICENSE
This program is copyright by Abigail 1999.

This program is free and open software. You may use, copy, modify, distribute and sell this program (and any modified variants) in any way you wish, provided you do not restrict others to do the same.