dirname

Calculates the parent directory of a given file or directory path. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/dirname.

• Calculate the parent directory of a given path:
  dirname {{path/to/file_or_directory}}
• Calculate the parent directory of multiple paths:
  dirname {{path/to/file_a}} {{path/to/directory_b}}
• Delimit output with a NUL character instead of a newline (useful when combining with xargs):
  dirname --zero {{path/to/directory_a}} {{path/to/file_b}}