DIRNAME(1)                  General Commands Manual                 DIRNAME(1)

NAME
       dirname - Strip last component from file name

SYNOPSIS
       dirname [-z|--zero] [-h|--help] [-V|--version] [dir]

DESCRIPTION
       Strip last component from file name

OPTIONS
       -z, --zero
              separate output with NUL rather than newline

       -h, --help
              Print help

       -V, --version
              Print version

EXTRA
       Output each NAME with its last non-slash component and trailing slashes
       removed; if NAME contains no /'s, output '.' (meaning the current
       directory).

VERSION
       v(uutils coreutils) 0.9.0

                                  2026-05-31                        DIRNAME(1)