dirname(1)

NAME

   dirname - strip last component from file name

SYNOPSIS

   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

   GNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
   Report           dirname          translation          bugs          to
   <http://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT

   Copyright  2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU
   GPL version 3 or later <http://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 at: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/dirname>
   or available locally via: info '(coreutils) dirname invocation'

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