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.TH BASENAME 1 
.SH NAME
basename \- strip filename affixes
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B basename
string [ suffix ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Basename
deletes any prefix ending in `/' and the
.I suffix,
if present in
.I string,
from
.I string,
and prints the result on the standard output.
It is normally used inside substitution marks \`\ \`
in shell procedures.
.PP
This shell procedure invoked with the argument
.I /usr/src/cmd/cat.c
compiles the named file and moves the output to
.I cat
in the current directory:
.IP "" 15n
cc $1
.br
mv a.out \`basename $1 .c\`
.SH "SEE ALSO"
sh(1)
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9789f6d4 KT	1	.TH BASENAME 1
	2	.SH NAME
	3	basename \- strip filename affixes
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.B basename
	6	string [ suffix ]
	7	.SH DESCRIPTION
	8	.I Basename
	9	deletes any prefix ending in `/' and the
	10	.I suffix,
	11	if present in
	12	.I string,
	13	from
	14	.I string,
	15	and prints the result on the standard output.
	16	It is normally used inside substitution marks \`\ \`
	17	in shell procedures.
	18	.PP
	19	This shell procedure invoked with the argument
	20	.I /usr/src/cmd/cat.c
	21	compiles the named file and moves the output to
	22	.I cat
	23	in the current directory:
	24	.IP "" 15n
	25	cc $1
	26	.br
	27	mv a.out \`basename $1 .c\`
	28	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	29	sh(1)