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NAME

       dirname - strip non-directory suffix from file name

SYNOPSIS

       dirname NAME
       dirname OPTION

DESCRIPTION

       Print  NAME  with  its trailing /component removed; if NAME contains no
       /'s, output `.' (meaning the current directory).

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

EXAMPLES

       dirname /usr/bin/sort
              Output "/usr/bin".

       dirname stdio.h
              Output ".".

AUTHOR

       Written by David MacKenzie and Jim Meyering.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software.  You may redistribute copies  of  it  under  the
       terms       of       the      GNU      General      Public      License
       <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.  There is NO WARRANTY,  to  the
       extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

       The  full  documentation for dirname is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
       If the info and dirname programs are properly installed at  your  site,
       the command

              info dirname

       should give you access to the complete manual.

dirname 5.93                     November 2005                      DIRNAME(1)