DIRNAME(1) User Commands DIRNAME(1)

NAME
       dirname - strip last component from file name

SYNOPSIS
       dirname [OPTION] NAME...

DESCRIPTION
       Output each NAME with its last non-slash component and trailing slashes
       removed; if NAME contains no  /'s,  output  '.'  (meaning  the  current
       directory).

       -z, zero
              separate output with NUL rather than newline

       help display this help and exit

       version
              output version information and exit

EXAMPLES
       dirname /usr/bin/
              -> "/usr"

       dirname dir1/str dir2/str
              -> "dir1" followed by "dir2"

       dirname stdio.h
              -> "."

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AUTHOR
       Written by David MacKenzie and Jim Meyering.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  ©  2013  Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
       GPL version 3 or later .
       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
       basename(1), readlink(1)

       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 invocation'

       should give you access to the complete manual.



GNU coreutils 8.22               October 2018                       DIRNAME(1)