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Dirname: Overview & Performance

dirname is a shell command for extracting the directory path portion of a path, without the last name. The command is specified in the Single UNIX Specification and is primarily used in shell scripts.

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Dirname topic overview

The analysis highlights Overview and Performance as prominent areas in the source structure around Dirname.

Related topics
12
Source areas
2
Connected nodes
14
Extracted relationships
16
Concept neighborhoods
14
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
Performance · 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.

Developers
Various open-source and commercial developers
License
coreutils: GPLv3+
Operating system
Unix, Unix-like, IBM i
Platform
Cross-platform
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

Performance

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 Dirname connects Entity context

The extracted context around Dirname shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Dirname → Linux User Commands Manualdirname, OpenBSD General Commands Manual, Shell, The Open Groupdirname, The Single UNIX Specification, Utilities Reference, Version Another extracted example is Dirname → The, The Single UNIX Specification. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Dirname

Top relations

related to External links · 7
Dirname → Linux User Commands Manualdirname, OpenBSD General Commands Manual, Shell, The Open Groupdirname, The Single UNIX Specification, Utilities Reference, Version
related to Usage · 2
Dirname → The, The Single UNIX Specification
Developers · 1
Dirname → Various open-source and commercial developers
License · 1
Dirname → coreutils: GPLv3+
Operating system · 1
Dirname → Unix, Unix-like, IBM i
Platform · 1
Dirname → Cross-platform
Type · 1
Dirname → Command
Written in · 1
Dirname → C
is a · 1
Dirname → shell command for extracting the directory path portion of a path

Important terminology

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

Important terminology

command shell path unix directory portion single specification written ibm extracting last name used version utilities usage performance windows gnuwin32

Dirname relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 16 structured relationships around Dirname. Examples in this analysis include Dirname → Developers → Various open-source and commercial developers and Dirname → License → coreutils: GPLv3+. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
DirnameDevelopersVarious open-source and commercial developers1.00infobox
DirnameLicensecoreutils: GPLv3+1.00infobox
DirnameOperating systemUnix, Unix-like, IBM i1.00infobox
DirnamePlatformCross-platform1.00infobox
DirnameTypeCommand1.00infobox
DirnameWritten inC1.00infobox
Dirnameis ashell command for extracting the directory path portion of a path0.90text
Dirnamerelated to External linksShell0.60section
Dirnamerelated to External linksUtilities Reference0.60section
Dirnamerelated to External linksThe Single UNIX Specification0.60section
Dirnamerelated to External linksVersion0.60section
Dirnamerelated to External linksThe Open Groupdirname0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

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

  • Dirname
    • Extracting
    • Last
    • Name
    • Path
    • Directory
    • Portion
    • Single
    • Specification
    • Unix
    • Command
    • Shell
    • Also
  • dirname
    • Extracting
    • Last
    • Name
    • Path
    • Directory
    • Portion
    • Single
    • Specification
    • Unix
    • Command
    • Shell
    • Also
  • command
    • Shell
    • Path
    • Directory
    • Dirname
    • Portion
    • Single
    • Specification
    • Unix
    • Extracting
    • Ibm
    • Last
    • Name
  • path
    • Portion
    • Last
    • Name
    • Slashes
    • Trailing
    • Single
    • Specification
    • Unix
    • Shell
    • Also
    • Examples
    • See
  • single unix specification
    • Specification
    • Unix
    • Used
    • Also
    • Examples
    • Primarily
    • Scripts
    • See
    • Specified
    • Ibm
    • Performance
    • Slashes
  • shell scripts
    • Specified
    • Last
    • Name
    • Used
    • Single
    • Specification
    • Unix
    • Primarily
    • Scripts
    • Shell
    • Without
    • Performance
  • shell
    • Last
    • Name
    • Used
    • Single
    • Specification
    • Unix
    • Primarily
    • Scripts
    • Specified
    • Without
    • Performance
    • Slashes
  • directory
    • Portion
    • Extracting
    • Last
    • Name
    • Slashes
    • Trailing
    • Path
    • Dirname
    • Shell
    • Without
    • Used
    • Utilities

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Dirname, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Dirname 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
DirnameOverview · splits 3 ⟂ 12

Map overview Semantic statistics

Dirname

Nodes15
Edges14
Triples16
Avg. degree1.87
Density0.133333
Components1

Source & methodology

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

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

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