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NAME
       basename - strip file name affixes

SYNOPSIS
       basename [ -d ] string [ suffix ]

DESCRIPTION
       Basename  deletes  any  prefix  ending  in slash (/) and the suffix, if
       present in string, from string, and prints the result on  the  standard
       output.

       The  -d  option instead prints the directory component, that is, string
       up to but not including the final slash.  If  the  string  contains  no
       slash, a period and newline are printed.

SOURCE
       /sys/src/cmd/basename.c



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