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dirname - strip non-directory suffix from file name

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SYNOPSIS

dirname NAME
dirname OPTION

DESCRIPTION

Print NAME with its trailing /component removed; if NAME contains no /’s, output ‘.’ (meaning the current directory).

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--help display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit

EXAMPLES

dirname /usr/bin/sort
Output "/usr/bin".
dirname stdio.h
Output ".".

AUTHOR

Written by David MacKenzie and Jim Meyering.

"REPORTING BUGS"

Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

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