DIRNAME

DIRNAME

NAME SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION AUTHOR REPORTING BUGS COPYRIGHT SEE ALSO

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

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.