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.TH BASENAME "1" "April 2026" "GNU coreutils 9.11" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
basename \- strip directory and suffix from filenames
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B basename
\fI\,NAME \/\fR[\fI\,SUFFIX\/\fR]
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.B basename
\fI\,OPTION\/\fR... \fI\,NAME\/\fR...
.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
Print NAME with any leading directory components removed.
If specified, also remove a trailing SUFFIX.
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Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.
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\X'tty: link https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#basename-a'\fB\-a, \-\-multiple\fP\X'tty: link'
support multiple arguments and treat each as a NAME
.TP
\X'tty: link https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#basename-s'\fB\-s, \-\-suffix=\,SUFFIX\fP\X'tty: link'\/\fR
remove a trailing SUFFIX; implies \fB\-a\fR
.TP
\X'tty: link https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#basename-z'\fB\-z, \-\-zero\fP\X'tty: link'
end each output line with NUL, not newline
.TP
\X'tty: link https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/basename#basename--help'\fB\-\-help\fP\X'tty: link'
display this help and exit
.TP
\X'tty: link https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/basename#basename--version'\fB\-\-version\fP\X'tty: link'
output version information and exit
.SH EXAMPLES
.TP
basename /usr/bin/sort
\-> "sort"
.TP
basename include/stdio.h .h
\-> "stdio"
.TP
basename \-s .h include/stdio.h
\-> "stdio"
.TP
basename \-a any/str1 any/str2
\-> "str1" followed by "str2"
.SH AUTHOR
Written by David MacKenzie.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to: bug\-coreutils@gnu.org
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.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
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This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
\fBdirname\fP(1), \fBreadlink\fP(1)
.PP
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Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/basename>
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or available locally via: info \(aq(coreutils) basename invocation\(aq