Linux basename Command

What is Linux basename Command?#

In this tutorial we learn how to use basename command in Linux. basename command is basename - strip directory and suffix from filenames.

basename Syntax#

basename NAME [SUFFIX]
basename OPTION... NAME...

basename Examples#

basename Command Manual / Help#

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of basename command. basename command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for basename command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man basename

To open info page for basename command we can use command below.

info basename

To open help page from basename command we can run command below.

basename --help

Linux basename Command Source Code#

You can find basename command source code from the folowing repositories:

• basename source code on GitHub
• basename source code on GNU Savannah cgit
• basename source code on GNU Savannah gitweb

Related Linux Commands#

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary#

In this tutorial we learn how to use basename in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.