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Manual Reference Pages  - DIRNAME (1)

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dirname - strip non-directory suffix from file name

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dirname NAME
dirname OPTION

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

Written by David MacKenzie and Jim Meyering.

Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

Copyright © 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 PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

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.

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