NAME

basename — print last path component of a path

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

basename prints the last path component of path with removing any trailing slashes as well as trailing suffix when applicable.

When path isn't given or is an empty string “.” is printed.

OPTIONS

-a

Support multiple path arguments

-s suffix

Set suffix; implies -a

-z

Use NULL as separator for each result instead of newline.

EXIT STATUS

The basename utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

SEE ALSO

dirname(1), basename(3)

STANDARDS

basename should be compliant with the IEEE Std 1003.1-2024 (“POSIX.1”) specification.

The -a, -s and -z options are extensions inspired by GNU coreutils.

AUTHORS

Haelwenn (lanodan) Monnier <contact+utils@hacktivis.me>