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.TH BASENAME "1" "March 2004" "basename 5.2.1" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
basename \- strip directory and suffix from filenames
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B basename
\fINAME \fR[\fISUFFIX\fR]
.br
.B basename
\fIOPTION\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
.\" Add any additional description here
.PP
Print NAME with any leading directory components removed.
If specified, also remove a trailing SUFFIX.
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
.SH AUTHOR
Written by FIXME unknown.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to .
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
.br
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B basename
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B basename
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info coreutils basename
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.

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