Usage: /usr/bin/basename NAME [SUFFIX] or: /usr/bin/basename OPTION... NAME... Print NAME with any leading directory components removed. If specified, also remove a trailing SUFFIX. Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too. -a, --multiple support multiple arguments and treat each as a NAME -s, --suffix=SUFFIX remove a trailing SUFFIX; implies -a -z, --zero end each output line with NUL, not newline --help display this help and exit --version output version information and exit Examples: /usr/bin/basename /usr/bin/sort -> "sort" /usr/bin/basename include/stdio.h .h -> "stdio" /usr/bin/basename -s .h include/stdio.h -> "stdio" /usr/bin/basename -a any/str1 any/str2 -> "str1" followed by "str2" Report bugs to: . GNU coreutils home page: General help using GNU software: Full documentation or available locally via: info '(coreutils) basename invocation'