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!!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/.
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Last edited on Tuesday, November 4, 2003 9:43:28 am by CraigBox

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