.TH BASENAME 1 
.SH NAME
basename, dirname \- strip filename affixes
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B basename
string [ suffix ]
.PP
.B dirname
string
.SH DESCRIPTION
These functions split off useful parts of a pathname;
they are typically used inside substitution marks \`\ \`
in shell scripts.
.PP
.I basename
deletes any prefix ending in `/' and the
.I suffix,
if present in
.I string,
from
.I string,
and prints the result on the standard output.
.PP
.I dirname
deletes the last `/' and all following characters from the
.I string
and prints the result on the standard output.
If there is no `/',
.I dirname
prints 
.RB ` . '.
.SH EXAMPLES
.TP
cc $1 \-o \`basename $1\`
compile `dir/file.c' into `file'
.TP
cc $1 \-o \`dirname $1\`/\`basename $1\`
compile into `dir/file'
.SH "SEE ALSO"
sh(1)