DIRNAME(1L)                                           DIRNAME(1L)


NNAAMMEE
       dirname - strip filename suffix from pathname

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       ddiirrnnaammee [--help] [--version] 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).

   OOPPTTIIOONNSS
       _-_-_h_e_l_p Print a usage message on standard output  and  exit
              successfully.

       _-_-_v_e_r_s_i_o_n
              Print  version  information on standard output then
              exit successfully.






































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