dirname(1l)

NAME

dirname - strip non-directory suffix from file name

SYNOPSIS

dirname filename
dirname {--help,--version}

DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents the GNU version of dirname . dirname prints all but the final slash-delimited component of filename . If filename is a single component, dirname prints `.' (meaning the current directory).

OPTIONS

--help

Print a usage message on standard output and exit successfully.

--version

Print version information on standard output then exit successfully.