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.TH DIRNAME "1" "August 1999" "GNU sh-utils 2.0" FSF
.SH NAME
dirname \- strip non-directory suffix from file name
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B dirname
\fINAME\fR
.br
.B dirname
\fIOPTION\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
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.PP
Print NAME with its trailing /component removed; if NAME contains no /'s,
output `.' (meaning the current directory).
.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 dirname
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B dirname
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info dirname
.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.