DIRNAME(1) User Commands DIRNAME(1)
NAME
dirname - strip last component from file name
SYNOPSIS
dirname [OPTION] NAME...
DESCRIPTION
Output each NAME with its last non-slash component and trailing slashes
removed; if NAME contains no /'s, output '.' (meaning the current direc-
tory).
-z, --zero
end each output line with NUL, not newline
--help display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
EXAMPLES
dirname /usr/bin/
-> "/usr"
dirname dir1/str dir2/str
-> "dir1" followed by "dir2"
dirname stdio.h
-> "."
AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie and Jim Meyering.
REPORTING BUGS
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SEE ALSO
basename(1), readlink(1)
Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/dirname>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) dirname invocation'
Packaged by Debian (9.7-3)
Copyright © 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/li-
censes/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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