DIRNAME(1) OpenBSD Reference Manual DIRNAME(1)NAMEdirname - return directory portion of pathname
SYNOPSISdirname pathname
DESCRIPTIONdirname deletes the filename portion, beginning with the last slash (`/')
character to the end of pathname, and writes the result to the standard
output.
EXIT STATUS
The dirname utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
EXAMPLES
The following line sets the shell variable FOO to /usr/bin:
FOO=`dirname /usr/bin/tail`
SEE ALSObasename(1), csh(1), sh(1), dirname(3)STANDARDS
The dirname utility is compliant with the IEEE Std 1003.1-2008
(``POSIX'') specification.
OpenBSD 4.9 September 3, 2010 OpenBSD 4.9