basename(3G)basename(3G)NAMEbasename - return the last element of a pathname
SYNOPSIS
cc [flag ...] file ... -lgen [library ...]
#include <libgen.h>
char *basename (char *path);
DESCRIPTION
Given a pointer to a null-terminated character string that contains a
pathname, basename returns a pointer to the last element of path.
Trailing ``/'' characters are deleted.
If path or *path is zero, pointer to a static constant ``.'' is returned.
EXAMPLES
Input string Output pointer
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/usr/lib lib
/usr/ usr
/ /
SEE ALSObasename(1), dirname(3G)
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