Annotation of src/usr.bin/dirname/dirname.1, Revision 1.2
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39: .Dd April 18, 1994
40: .Dt DIRNAME 1
41: .Os
42: .Sh NAME
43: .Nm dirname
44: .Nd return directory portion of pathname
45: .Sh SYNOPSIS
46: .Nm dirname
1.2 ! millert 47: .Ar pathname
1.1 pjanzen 48: .Sh DESCRIPTION
49: .Nm
50: deletes the filename portion, beginning
51: with the last slash
52: .Pq Sq \&/
53: character to the end of
1.2 ! millert 54: .Ar pathname ,
1.1 pjanzen 55: and writes the result to the standard output.
56: .Pp
57: The
58: .Nm
59: utility
60: exits 0 on success or >0 if an error occurred.
61: .Sh EXAMPLES
62: The following line sets the shell variable
63: .Ev FOO
64: to
65: .Pa /usr/bin :
66: .Pp
67: .Dl FOO=`dirname /usr/bin/tail`
68: .Sh SEE ALSO
69: .Xr basename 1 ,
70: .Xr csh 1 ,
71: .Xr sh 1 ,
72: .Xr dirname 3
73: .Sh STANDARDS
74: The
75: .Nm
76: utility conforms to
77: .St -p1003.2-92 .