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basename command strips directory information and suffixes from file names

Example$ basename file

it strips directory and its suffix from filenames

Examplebasename file.txt .txt

it removes suffix of multiple files

Example$ basename file1.txt file2.txt .txt

it removes suffix of multiple files

Example$ basename file1.txt file2.txt .txt

if we give full path of the file th basename command gives the filename as the output

Example$ basename /user/include/string.h

if we give full path of the file th basename command gives the filename as the output

Example$ basename /user/include/string.h

it removes the suffix .h and prints the output

Example$ basename user/include/string.h .h

-a is used to handle multiple inputs

Example$ basename -a /user/expert/home/ home/expert/unicode/ /user/ include/studio.h

-a is used to handle multiple inputs

Example$ basename -a /user/expert/home/ home/expert/unicode/ /user/ include/studio.h

.txt is removed from all the files when basename command followed by -s is used

Example$ basename -s .txt pavani.txt

-z to get a zero byte at the end of each line than a new line.

Example$ basename -z -s file1.txt

removes all suffixes

Example$ basename -a string.h linux .h .h

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