NAME
dirname - strip non-directory suffix from file name
SYNOPSIS
dirname
NAME
dirname
OPTION
DESCRIPTION
Print NAME with its trailing /component removed; if NAME contains no /'s,
output `.' (meaning the current directory).
--help
display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
EXAMPLES
dirname /usr/bin/sort
Output "/usr/bin".
dirname stdio.h
Output ".".
AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie and Jim Meyering.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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.
SEE ALSO
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 dirname
should give you access to the complete manual.