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diff --git a/usr.bin/basename/basename.1 b/usr.bin/basename/basename.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..be0963c --- /dev/null +++ b/usr.bin/basename/basename.1 @@ -0,0 +1,97 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1993, 1994 +.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by +.\" the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software +.\" must display the following acknowledgement: +.\" This product includes software developed by the University of +.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors. +.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors +.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software +.\" without specific prior written permission. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND +.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE +.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE +.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL +.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS +.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) +.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT +.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY +.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF +.\" SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.\" @(#)basename.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/18/94 +.\" +.Dd April 18, 1994 +.Dt BASENAME 1 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm basename , dirname +.Nd return filename or directory portion of pathname +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Nm basename +.Ar string +.Op Ar suffix +.Nm dirname +.Ar string +.Sh DESCRIPTION +.Nm Basename +deletes any prefix ending with the last slash +.Ql \&/ +character present in +.Ar string , +and a +.Ar suffix , +if given. +The resulting filename is written to the standard output. +If +.Ar string +ends in the slash character, +.Ql / , +or is the same as the +.Ar suffix +argument, +a newline is output. +A non-existent suffix is ignored. +.Pp +.Nm Dirname +deletes the filename portion, beginning +with the last slash +.Ql \&/ +character to the end of +.Ar string , +and writes the result to the standard output. +.Sh EXAMPLES +The following line sets the shell variable +.Ev FOO +to +.Pa /usr/bin . +.Pp +.Dl FOO=`dirname /usr/bin/trail` +.Pp +Both the +.Nm basename +and +.Nm dirname +exit 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr csh 1 +.Xr sh 1 +.Sh STANDARDS +The +.Nm basename +and +.Nm dirname +functions are expected to be POSIX 1003.2 compatible. |