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.TH BASENAME "1" "September 2011" "GNU coreutils 8.12.197-032bb" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
basename \- strip directory and suffix from filenames
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B basename
\fINAME \fR[\fISUFFIX\fR]
.br
.B basename
\fIOPTION\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
Print NAME with any leading directory components removed.
If specified, also remove a trailing SUFFIX.
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
.SH EXAMPLES
.TP
basename /usr/bin/sort
Output "sort".
.TP
basename include/stdio.h .h
Output "stdio".
.SH AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report basename bugs to bug\-coreutils@gnu.org
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GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
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Report basename translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
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This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
dirname(1), readlink(1)
.PP
The full documentation for
.B basename
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B basename
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info coreutils \(aqbasename invocation\(aq
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.