BASENAME(1)			 User Commands			   BASENAME(1)



NAME
       basename - strip directory and suffix from filenames

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 .

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software.  You may redistribute copies  of	it  under  the
       terms	   of	    the      GNU      General	   Public      License
       .	There is NO WARRANTY,  to  the
       extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
       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.



basename 5.97			 January 2007			   BASENAME(1)