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.TH BASENAME "1" "August 1999" "GNU sh-utils 2.0" FSF
.SH NAME
basename \- strip directory and suffix from filenames
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B basename
\fINAME \fR[\fISUFFIX\fR]
.br
.B basename
\fIOPTION\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
.\" Add any additional description here
.PP
Print NAME with any leading directory components removed.
If specified, also remove a trailing SUFFIX.
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug-sh-utils@gnu.org>.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B basename
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B basename
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info basename
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
.br
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.