Name
dirname - strip last component from file nameSynopsis
dirname [\,OPTION\/] \,NAME\/...Description
Output each NAME with its last non-slash component and trailing slashes removed; if NAME contains no /'s, output '.' (meaning the current directory).
-z, --zero end each output line with NUL, not newline
--help display this help and exit
--version output version information and exit
Examples
dirname /usr/bin/ -> "/usr"
dirname dir1/str dir2/str -> "dir1" followed by "dir2"
dirname stdio.h -> "."
Author
Written by David MacKenzie and Jim Meyering.Reporting Bugs
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Copyright © 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
basename(1), readlink(1)Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/dirname> or available locally via: info \(aq(coreutils) dirname invocation\(aq