basename-with a directory name delivers portions of the pathname

basename ”with a directory name delivers portions of the pathname

 basename string [ suffix ] dirname string 

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

Example A.6.

 1   basename /usr/local/bin 2   scriptname="`basename 
 1 basename /usr/local/bin 2 scriptname="`basename $0`" 
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EXPLANATION

1. Strips off the prefix /usr/local/ and displays bin .

2. Assigns just the name of the script, $0 , to the variable scriptname.