dirname
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
-> "."
author
Written by David MacKenzie and Jim Meyering.
reporting bugs
Report dirname bugs to bug-coreutils@gnu.org
GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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Report dirname translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
copyright
Copyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
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.