basename Command
  
  
  Purpose
  
  Returns the base file name of a string parameter.
  
   Syntax
  
  basename String [ Suffix ]
  
  Description
  
  The basename command reads the String parameter specified on the
  command line, deletes any prefix that ends with a / (slash), as
  well as any specified Suffix parameter, and writes the remaining
  base file name to standard output.
  
  The basename and  dirname commands are generally used inside com-
  mand substitutions within  a  shell  script  to specify an output
  file name that is some variation of a specified input file name.
  
  Exit Status
  
  This command returns the following exit values:
  
  0	Successful completion.
  
  >0	An error occurred.
  
  Examples
  
  1.	To display the base name of a shell variable, enter:
  
  basename $WORKFILE
  
  The command displays the base name of the value assigned to the
  shell variable WORKFILE.  If the value of the WORKFILE variable
  is the /home/jim/program.c file, then the command displays
  program.c.
  
  2.	To construct a file name that is the same as another file
  name, except for its suffix, enter:
  
  OFILE=`basename $1 .c`.o
  
  This command assigns to the OFILE file the value of the first po-
  sitional parameter ($1), but with its .c suffix changed to .o.
  If $1 is the /home/jim/program.c file, OFILE becomes program.o.
  Because program.o is only a base file name, it identifies a file
  in the current directory.
  
  Note:	The ` (grave accent) specifies command substitution.
  
  Implementation Specifics
  
  This command is part of Base Operating System (BOS) Runtime.
  
  Files
  
  /usr/bin/basename	Contains the basename command.
  
  Related Information
  
  The  dirname command,  sh command.