Manual: gnubasename

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 specified, 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
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SEE ALSO
       dirname(1), readlink(1)

       Full documentation 
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) basename invocation'

       Packaged by Ubuntu (9.7-3ubuntu2)
       Copyright © 2025 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.

GNU coreutils 9.7					January 2026						 BASENAME(1)