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.TH BASENAME "1" "December 2006" "basename 6.7" "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 FIXME unknown.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug\-coreutils@gnu.org>.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
.br
This is free software.  You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
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 basename
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.