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                      3: basename                     Command                     basename
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                      8: Strip file name
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                     10: bbaasseennaammee _f_i_l_e [ _s_u_f_f_i_x ]
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                     12: basename  strips  its  argument  file  of any  leading  directory
                     13: prefixes.  If  the result contains the  optional suffix, basename
                     14: also strips it.  basename  prints the result on the standard out-
                     15: put.
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                     17: For example, the command
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                     20:         basename /usr/fred/source.c
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                     23: returns
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                     26:         source.c
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                     29: basename is  most useful  when it is  used with other  shell com-
                     30: mands.  For example, the command
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                     33:         for i in *.c
                     34:         do
                     35:                 cp $i `basename $i .c`.backup
                     36:         done
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                     39: copies  every file  that has  the suffix  .cc into  an identically
                     40: named file that has the suffix .bbaacckkuupp.
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                     42: ***** See Also *****
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                     44: commands, sh
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