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Basename

basename is a shell command for extracting the last name of a file path.

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License
coreutils: GPLv3+ Plan 9: MIT License
Operating system
Unix, Unix-like, IBM i, Plan 9, Inferno
Platform
Cross-platform
Release
January 1979; 47 years ago (1979-01)
Type
Command
Written in
C

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Basename

Nodes15
Edges14
Triples21
Avg. degree1.87
Density0.133333
Components1

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Basename

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related to External links · 12
Basename → Inferno General, Linux User Commands Manualbasename, Manual, OpenBSD General Commands Manualbasename, Plan, Programmer's Manual, Shell, The Open Groupbasename, The Single UNIX Specification, Utilities Reference, Version, Volume
related to Use · 2
Basename → The, The Single UNIX Specification
License · 1
Basename → coreutils: GPLv3+ Plan 9: MIT License
Operating system · 1
Basename → Unix, Unix-like, IBM i, Plan 9, Inferno
Platform · 1
Basename → Cross-platform
Release · 1
Basename → January 1979; 47 years ago (1979-01)
Type · 1
Basename → Command
Written in · 1
Basename → C
is a · 1
Basename → shell command for extracting the last name of a file path.The command was introduced in X/Open Portability Guidelines issue 2 of 1987

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Important terminology

command path unix last version name single specification first written ibm shell posix inferno argument extracting file open utilities part

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BasenameLicensecoreutils: GPLv3+ Plan 9: MIT License1.00infobox
BasenameOperating systemUnix, Unix-like, IBM i, Plan 9, Inferno1.00infobox
BasenamePlatformCross-platform1.00infobox
BasenameReleaseJanuary 1979; 47 years ago (1979-01)1.00infobox
BasenameTypeCommand1.00infobox
BasenameWritten inC1.00infobox
Basenameis ashell command for extracting the last name of a file path.The command was introduced in X/Open Portability Guidelines issue 2 of 19870.90text
Basenamerelated to External linksShell0.60section
Basenamerelated to External linksUtilities Reference0.60section
Basenamerelated to External linksThe Single UNIX Specification0.60section
Basenamerelated to External linksVersion0.60section
Basenamerelated to External linksThe Open Groupbasename0.60section

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