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Basename: Applications, Overview & Use

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

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Basename topic overview

The analysis highlights Applications, Overview and Use as prominent areas in the source structure around Basename. 1 topic appears in more than one source area, which can help identify connections that are less obvious in a linear reading.

Related topics
11
Source areas
2
Connected nodes
14
Extracted relationships
21
Concept neighborhoods
13
Bridge connections
14

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 11 topics
Use · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

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

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Use

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Basename connects Entity context

The extracted context around Basename shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, 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 Another extracted example is Basename → The, The Single UNIX Specification. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Basename

Top relations

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

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

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

Basename relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 21 structured relationships around Basename. Examples in this analysis include Basename → License → coreutils: GPLv3+ Plan 9: MIT License and Basename → Operating system → Unix, Unix-like, IBM i, Plan 9, Inferno. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

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

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Basename bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Extracting, Inferno and Plan. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • command
    • Path
    • Last
    • Extracting
    • Ibm
    • Inferno
    • Open
    • Part
    • Plan
    • Shell
    • Suffix
    • Name
    • Single
  • Basename
    • Extracting
    • Inferno
    • Plan
    • Shell
    • Suffix
    • Path
    • Command
    • Name
    • Single
    • Specification
    • Unix
    • Last
  • basename
    • Extracting
    • Inferno
    • Plan
    • Shell
    • Suffix
    • Path
    • Command
    • Name
    • Single
    • Specification
    • Unix
    • Last
  • file path
    • Inferno
    • Path
    • Plan
    • Shell
    • Suffix
    • Argument
    • Single
    • Specification
    • Unix
    • Name
    • Last
    • End
  • x/open
    • Issue
    • Portability
    • End
    • Inferno
    • Plan
    • Posix
    • Shell
    • Suffix
    • Text
    • Utilities
    • Argument
    • Single
  • gnu core utilities
    • Core
    • David
    • Gnu
    • Mackenzie
    • Version
    • Utilities
    • Written
    • End
    • Inferno
    • Plan
    • Shell
    • Suffix
  • single unix specification
    • Specification
    • Unix
    • Inferno
    • Plan
    • Suffix
    • Version
    • End
    • Ibm
    • Shell
    • Text
    • Utilities
    • Written
  • posix
    • Single
    • Specification
    • Unix
    • Version
    • End
    • Inferno
    • Plan
    • Shell
    • Suffix
    • Text
    • Utilities
    • Argument

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Basename, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Basename with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
BasenameOverview · splits 3 ⟂ 12

Map overview Semantic statistics

Basename

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

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Basename to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Applications, Overview & Use, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Basename · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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