SYNOPSIS

       basename NAME [SUFFIX]
       basename OPTION

DESCRIPTION

       Print  NAME  with  any leading directory components removed.  If speci-
       fied, also remove a trailing SUFFIX.

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

EXAMPLES

       basename /usr/bin/sort
              Output "sort".

       basename include/stdio.h .h
              Output "stdio".

AUTHOR

       Written by FIXME unknown.

REPORTING BUGS

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

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 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.

SEE ALSO

       dirname(1), readlink(1)

       The  full documentation for basename is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
       If the info and basename programs are properly installed at your  site,
       the command

              info basename

       should give you access to the complete manual.



GNU coreutils 6.9                 March 2007                       BASENAME(1)