


DIRNAME(1L)					   DIRNAME(1L)


NNAAMMEE
       dirname - strip filename suffix from pathname

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       ddiirrnnaammee path

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       This  manual  page  documents  the GNU version of ddiirrnnaammee.
       ddiirrnnaammee prints the leading path part of the pathname _p_a_t_h.
       If  _p_a_t_h	does  not contain a leading path, ddiirrnnaammee prints
       `.' (meaning the current directory).














































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