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 <bug-sh-utils@gnu.org>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2000 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.

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 dirname should give you access to the complete manual.

dirname(1) is the 'opposite' of basename(1) - given a path and a filename (/foo/bar/baz), basename will give you 'baz' and dirname will give you /foo/bar/.