basename -- print the basename of a file.
basename string [suffix | /pattern/]
basename prints the file component of a path. A second argument to
basename is interpreted as a suffix to remove from the file. If the suffix is
sandwiched between slashes, the suffix is considered a Perl regular
expression, anything at the end of the string that matches is removed
before printing it out.
basename does not accept any options.
The working of basename is not influenced by any environment variables.
basename has no known bugs.
This basename implementation is compliant with the IEEE Std1003.2-1992
specification, also known as POSIX.2.
This basename implementation is compatible with the
OpenBSD implementation.
The /pattern/ is specific for this Perl implementation.
$Log: basename,v $
Revision 1.1 1999/02/27 00:18:47 abigail
Initial revision
The Perl implementation of basename was written by Abigail,
abigail@fnx.com.
This program is copyright by Abigail 1999.
This program is free and open software. You may use, copy, modify,
distribute and sell this program (and any modified variants) in any way you
wish, provided you do not restrict others to do the same.