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tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# basename

> Remove leading directory portions from a path.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/basename-invocation.html>.

- Show only the file name from a path:

`basename {{path/to/file}}`

- Show only the rightmost directory name from a path:

`basename {{path/to/directory}}`

- Show only the file name from a path, with a suffix removed:

`basename {{path/to/file}} {{suffix}}`
