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basename — Remove leading directory portions from a path. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreu
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How to use the
basename command: Remove leading directory portions from a path. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/basename-invocation.html>.Solution
basename — Remove leading directory portions from a path. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/basename-invocation.html>.Show only the file name from a path:
basename {{path/to/file}}Show only the rightmost directory name from a path:
basename {{path/to/directory}}Show only the file name from a path, with a suffix removed:
basename {{path/to/file}} {{suffix}}Code Snippets
Show only the file name from a path
basename {{path/to/file}}Show only the rightmost directory name from a path
basename {{path/to/directory}}Show only the file name from a path, with a suffix removed
basename {{path/to/file}} {{suffix}}Context
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