# 2.11BSD#431 - /usr/man/cat1/basename.0

    BASENAME(1)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	      BASENAME(1)

    NAME
         basename - strip filename affixes

    SYNOPSIS
         basename string [ suffix ]

    DESCRIPTION
         Basename deletes any prefix ending in `/' and the suffix, if
         present in string, from string, and prints the result on the
         standard output.  It is normally used inside substitution
         marks ` ` in shell procedures.

         This shell procedure invoked with the argument
         /usr/src/bin/cat.c compiles the named file and moves the
         output to cat in the current directory:

    		    cc $1
    		    mv a.out `basename $1 .c`

    SEE ALSO
         sh(1)

    Printed 11/26/99	 April 29, 1985                         1

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