cmdxray / commands / dirname

What does dirname do?

strip the last component from a path, leaving the directory portion.

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dirname examples, explained

$ dirname /usr/bin/sort

  • dirnamestrip the last component from a path, leaving the directory portion
  • /usr/bin/sortan argument passed to the command

dirname flags & options

-zend each output line with NUL instead of a newline

Other commands

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