BASENAME(1) User Commands BASENAME(1)
NAME
 basename - strip directory and suffix from filenames
SYNOPSIS
 basename NAME [SUFFIX]
 basename OPTION... NAME...
DESCRIPTION
 Print NAME with any leading directory components removed. If speci-
 fied, also remove a trailing SUFFIX.
 Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options
 too.
 -a, --multiple
 support multiple arguments and treat each as a NAME
 -s, --suffix=SUFFIX
 remove a trailing SUFFIX; implies -a
 -z, --zero
 end each output line with NUL, not newline
 --help display this help and exit
 --version
 output version information and exit
EXAMPLES
 basename /usr/bin/sort
 -> "sort"
 basename include/stdio.h .h
 -> "stdio"
 basename -s .h include/stdio.h
 -> "stdio"
 basename -a any/str1 any/str2
 -> "str1" followed by "str2"
AUTHOR
 Written by David MacKenzie.
REPORTING BUGS
 GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
 Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>
COPYRIGHT
 Copyright (C) 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU
 GPL version 3 or later <https://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
 dirname(1), readlink(1)
 Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/basename>
 or available locally via: info '(coreutils) basename invocation'
GNU coreutils 8.32 February 2024 BASENAME(1)